| Job Title |
Car-retarder Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Track Switches And Car-retarder System From Elevated
Tower To Route And Regulate Speed Of Freight Cars Entering
Railroad Classification Yard And Couple Them To Make Up Trains:
Reads Switching Orders To Ascertain Routing Of Cars. Ascertains
From Yard Engineer (r.r. Trans.) Number Of Car To Be Shunted
Over Hump (rise In Yard) Into Classification Yard And Compares
Number With Switching Orders To Determine Track To Which Car
Should Be Routed. Observes Lights On Panelboard That Indicate If
Track Switches Are Open Or Closed. Notifies Yard Engineer (r.r.
Trans.) When To Shunt Car And Presses Button On Panelboard That
Throws Track Switch To Route Car Onto Designated Track. Observes
Car As It Coasts Down Decline Of Hump And Presses Button On
Panelboard That Activates Retarder (braking Device) To Reduce
Speed Of Car As It Reaches End Of Track Or Car To Which It Is To
Be Coupled.
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