DO NOT BECOME RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS
WHAT THEY DO
Operate railroad track switches. Couple or uncouple rolling stock to make up or break up trains. Signal engineers by hand or flagging. May inspect couplings, air hoses, journal boxes, and hand brakes.
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NEWS ABOUT Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
As the railroad industry thrives, Pittsburgh companies profit and add jobs
The railroad industry is picking up steam again, after losing ground decades ago to the nation's trucking industry. And Pittsburgh's expertise and history in the business -- Andrew Carnegie and the city's other industrialists needed good ways to move their steel a century ago -- has put the region on track to benefit from rail's resurgence. Full Story
Crash claims life of Cambridge man
CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- A Cambridge, Nebraska, man died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle accident discovered by Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad personnel at the Cambridge lake road and Highway 6 and 34 intersection. Full Story
Train brakes to avoid pedestrian in Edmond
A locomotive engineer had to use his emergency brake due to a man who was walking on Edmond-area train tracks, a railroad spokesman said. Full Story
Railroads: A Green Solution to the Keystone Pipeline?
Do you believe the railroad industry stands to benefit from the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline? Full Story
Crashes’ toll on engineers often ignored
Thirty years after pulling the brake lever on his last freight run, 90-year-old Harold Zweifel still sees the crashes. Full Story
How to stop the region's growing number of railroad fatalities?
NJ Transit's modern train station in Hamilton, just north of Trenton, is a favorite with commuters, with lots of parking and easy access to I-295. Full Story
New Jersey train station attracts suicides, 5 in 2 years
HAMILTON, N.J. — N.J. Transit’s modern train station in Hamilton, just north of Trenton, is a favorite with commuters, with lots of parking and easy access to I-295. Full Story
Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Urges US Navy Veterans Diagnosed With Mesothelioma To Use Their Unequaled Services ...
The Mesothelioma Victims Center is the premier advocate for all victims of mesothelioma in the US, and the group is the most quoted source for US Navy Veterans, who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates between 2000, and 3000 US citizens will be diagnosed with mesothelioma. Of this group about one third will be US Navy Veterans. ... Full Story
Salem motorist slams into the back of a school bus stopped at a railroad crossing
The car sustains major damage, Full Story
Cambridge man dies in crash
hjohnson@nptelegraph.com Full Story
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