This is a list of railway industry occupations, but it also includes transient functional job titles according to activity.
By sector
Engineering Chief Mechanical Engineer Locomotive Superintendent (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Manager (Guard)
Station Station agent Senior Station Superintendent Station Superintendent Deputy Station Superintendent Selected Station Master Senior Station Master Junior Station master Deputy Station Master Assistant Station Master Pointsman Porter
Revenue Ticket controller Revenue Protection Inspector Ticket inspector
Operations Train dispatcher Dispatcher Freight Conductor Signalman
Management Road foreman of engines
Maintenance of way
Bridge inspector Gandy dancer Length runner Railway lubricator Section gangs Signal maintainer Track inspector Traquero Platelayer Navvy (navigator) Track foreman Structure Maintainer Lighting Maintainer Escalator and Elevator Maintainer Electronic Equipment Maintainer Telephone Maintainer Turnstiles Maintainer Mechanical Maintainer Group "C" Mechanical Maintainer Group "B" Power Maintainer
Alphabetical
B Boilerman Brakeman Bridge inspector Bridge tender
C Chief Mechanical Engineer Chief fireman Conductor Carmen
D Dispatcher Train dispatching
E Engine driver
F Fettler: Railway Maintenance Worker Fireman Flagman Freight Conductor
G Ganger Geoff Geotechnical Engineer
L Length runner Locomotive Superintendent (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Locomotive engineer
P Platelayer Porter
R Railroad engineer (engine driver) Railway lubricator Redcap Boy Revenue Protection Inspector Road foreman of engines
S Section gang Secondman Signal maintainer Signalman Station agent Station master T Track foreman See also Rail transport operations Lists of occupations
References
External links Railroad Workers : Occupational Outlook Handbook