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Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operator
ARMY TRANSPORTATION · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Southport, NC $27 – $31.4/hr Apply by Sep 24, 2026 Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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About the Position: This position is with the US Army Transportation Command, 596th U.S. Army Transportation Surface Brigade, 832nd US Transportation Battalion, Rail Operations Division, located in Southport, North Carolina.
What You'll Do
- →Perform maintenance and repair work on standard gauge railroad tracks while operating rail maintenance vehicles and equipment.
- →Perform maintenance tasks such as: checking and adding fuel, water, oil, and lubricants; changing belts, loses, or filters; checking for air or fluid leaks, and checking utility systems for proper operation.
- →Spread ballast, resurfaces, and lines track as well as prepares proper elevations and super elevations in curves.
- →Load material such as rails, ties, ballast, and tools on motor maintenance cars and trailers and unloads at work site.
- →Cut and fill roadbed drainage, etc., by resurfacing or ballasting, removing obstructions and debris from drainage ditches, and cut weeds along right of way.
- →Perform maintenance and repair work on angle bars, switch stands, switch points, frogs, tongue and mate switches, cross and switch ties, etc.
- →Maintain, repair, clean, lubricate and adjust switch points.
- →Replace worn rails, install, and adjust mechanical flange, oilers, switch point protectors, heel blocks, guard rails and related equipment on switches.
- →Operate railroad maintenance equipment adhering to safety rules and procedures.
- →Use hand, foot, and eye coordination in close sequence to drive and operate different railroad equipment controls at the same time.
Personality Fit
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