Freight engineer vs train conductor

Differences between freight engineer and train conductor duties and responsibilities

Freight engineer example responsibilities.

• Develop and manage technical procedures for quality control to comply with ISO laboratory accreditation.
• Pull and push track switches to reroute cars.
• Perform duties to get freight and locomotives to final destination safely and on time.
• Interpret train orders, signals, and railroad rules and regulations that govern the operation of locomotives.
• Conduct geotechnical and environmental subsurface investigations.
• Design electrical layouts in commercial & residential buildings using AutoCAD.

Train conductor example responsibilities.

• Provide excellent leadership by training new conductors in railroad rules and regulations, while simultaneously managing the train yard.
• Operate track switches, couple cars and work on freight trains in yard operations and on the road with heavy travel.
• Conform to FRA rules during train movement and transportation.
• Require attention to detail in train consist and hazmat placements.
• Get all the paper work for the train including all hazmat waybills and emergency response.
• Inspect all equipment on cars and build trains in accordance with FRA, rules and regulations, prior to departures.
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