List of railway industry occupations

This is a list of railway industry occupations, but it also includes transient functional job titles according to activity.[1]

A railroad section gang — including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers — responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway. One man is holding a bar, while others are using rail tongs to position a rail. Photo published in 1917

By sector

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Station mistress at Padbury railway station

Engineering

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Station

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Revenue

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Operations

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Management

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Maintenance of way

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Trackwomen, 1943. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company

Alphabetical

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  • Ganger
  • Geoff
  • Geotechnical Engineer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Train Crew". Union Pacific Careers.
  2. ^ Esbester, Mike (October 3, 2022). "Scottish redcaps". Railway Work, Life & Death. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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