List of railway industry occupations

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

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

By sector

Station mistress at Padbury railway station

Engineering

Station

Revenue

Operations

Management

Maintenance of way

Trackwomen, 1943. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Main article: Maintenance of way

Alphabetical

B

C

D

E

F

G

  • Ganger
  • Geoff
  • Geotechnical Engineer

L

P

R

S

T

See also

References

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