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Railway Yard Workers  (NOC 7431)
Winnipeg Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Railway yard workers regulate yard traffic, couple and uncouple trains and perform related yard activities. They are employed by railway transport companies.

car controller – railway, control tower operator – railway, signal tower operator – railway, switch tender – railway yard, towerman/woman – railway transport, yard coupler – railway, yard worker – railway.

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Railway yard workers perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Operate control panel switches from railway yard tower to set traffic signals and to activate train switches that regulate railway traffic in railway yards
  • Operate car retarders, turntables and track switches to align locomotives and cars as required for coupling, uncoupling or servicing
  • Switch cars according to instructions which indicate the location, disposition and number of cars
  • Lubricate moving parts of railway cars and locomotives.
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Jobs for Railway Yard Workers in Winnipeg Region

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Alberta
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Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River Region
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Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House Region
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Calgary Region
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Camrose--Drumheller Region
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Edmonton Region
0
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region
0
Red Deer Region
0
Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake Region
0
British Columbia
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Cariboo Region
0
Kootenay Region
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Lower Mainland - Southwest Region
0
Nechako Region
0
North Coast Region
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Northeast Region
0
Thompson--Okanagan Region
0
Vancouver Island and Coast Region
0
Manitoba
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Interlake Region
0
North Central Region
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North Region
0
Parklands Region
0
South Central Region
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Southeast Region
0
Southwest Region
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Winnipeg Region
0
New Brunswick
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Campbellton--Miramichi Region
0
Edmundston--Woodstock Region
0
Fredericton--Oromocto
0
Moncton--Richibucto Region
0
Saint John--St. Stephen Region
0
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Avalon Peninsula Region
0
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region
0
South Coast--Burin Peninsula Region
0
West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador Region
0
Northwest Territories
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Yellowknife Region
0
Nova Scotia
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Annapolis Valley Region
0
Cape Breton Region
0
Halifax Region
0
North Shore Region
0
Southern Region
0
Nunavut
0
Iqaluit Region
0
Ontario
1
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region
0
Kingston - Pembroke Region
0
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region
0
London Region
0
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region
0
Northeast Region
0
Northwest Region
0
Ottawa Region
0
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region
0
Toronto Region
1
Windsor-Sarnia Region
0
Prince Edward Island
0
Prince Edward Island
0
Québec
0
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region
0
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region
0
Capitale-Nationale Region
0
Centre-du-Québec Region
0
Chaudière-Appalaches Region
0
Côte-Nord Region
0
Estrie Region
0
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region
0
Lanaudière Region
0
Laurentides Region
0
Laval Region
0
Mauricie Region
0
Montérégie Region
0
Montréal Region
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Nord-du-Québec Region
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Outaouais Region
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Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region
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Saskatchewan
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Northern Region
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Prince Albert Region
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Regina--Moose Mountain Region
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Saskatoon--Biggar Region
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Swift Current--Moose Jaw Region
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Yorkton--Melville Region
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Yukon
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Yukon Territory
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