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Railway Yard Workers  (NOC 7431)
Kingston - Pembroke 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.

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.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Kingston, Belleville, Pembroke, Arnprior, Deep River, Deseronto, Petawawa, Renfrew, Trenton, Frankford

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Outlook & Prospects for Railway Yard Workers in Kingston - Pembroke Region

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Local Employment Potential Information

Table on the employment potential for Railway Yard Workers in Kingston - Pembroke Region as well as in the rest of the Ontario.
Location Employment Potential Release Date
Kingston - Pembroke Region N/A N/A

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