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Railway Track Maintenance Workers  (NOC 7432)
Northeast Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Railway track maintenance workers operate machines and equipment to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks. They are employed by railway transport companies.

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Railway track maintenance workers perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Operate machines and equipment such as tie cutters, tie injectors, tie anchors, rail lifters, spike drivers, spike pullers, rail saws and tie cranes to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks
  • Operate machines and equipment to align tracks, to transfer, spread, level and tamp ballast around ties and rails and to clear snow from tracks
  • Clean and make minor repairs to machines and equipment
  • Patrol assigned track sections to identify and report damaged or broken track
  • Shovel ice and snow from track switch boxes
  • Perform other track maintenance duties as directed.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson

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Jobs for Railway Track Maintenance Workers in Northeast Region

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There are currently no job offers available in Northeast Region for this occupation.

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