Railroad Track Labor - Paducah KY

Paducah & Louisville Railway•PADUCAH, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. ("P&L") has an open position for railroad track laborer in Paducah, KY. A railroad track laborer is responsible for the repair and maintenance of all track, track equipment and structures, and right of way in accordance with FRA, and Company rules, policies and regulations. All necessary safety procedures, guidelines and policies must be adhered to in the performance of the tasks assigned to this position as set forth below.

Requirements

Valid Drivers License and CDL if required
Understanding of safety rules and pass required examinations
Understand and pass required examinations
Pass required FRA examinations
Able to work in a self supervised environment.
Attends work on a regular basis
Works well with superiors and subordinates in a team environment.
Adheres to deadlines and schedules

Responsibilities

Remove and replace track components (ties, rails, bars, etc.)
Correct deviations in track surface, alignment and gauge.
Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
Load/unload and general handling of materials and equipment as instructed.
Restores track after derailments
Manages the right of way including cutting and removing brush/vegetation
Install and repair street crossings, culverts, drainage.
Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.
Operate track tools and machines such as track-wrench machines to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together; rail saws to cut rails to specified lengths; power drills to drill holes through rails, tie plates, or fishplates for insertion of bolts or spikes; hand tools such as spike maul, claw bar, shovel, etc to repair track.
Clean tracks or clear ice or snow from tracks or switch boxes.