| Job Title |
Firer, Locomotive |
| Job Description |
Monitors Locomotive Instruments And Watches For Dragging
Equipment, Obstacles On Right-of-way, And Train Signals During
Run: Inventories Supplies, Such As Fuel, Water, And Sand, To
Ensure Safe, Efficient Operation During Run. Inspects Locomotive
To Detect Damaged Or Worn Parts. Observes Oil, Temperature, And
Pressure Gauges On Dashboard To Ascertain If Engine Is Operating
Safely And Efficiently. Observes Track From Left Side Of
Locomotive To Detect Obstructions On Tracks. Observes Train
Signals Along Route And Verifies Their Meaning For Locomotive
Engineer (r.r. Trans.). Observes Train As It Goes Around Curves
To Detect Dragging Equipment And Smoking Journal Boxes. Observes
Signals From Workers In Rear Of Train And Relays Information To
Locomotive Engineer (r.r. Trans.). Signals Yard Coupler (r.r.
Trans.) To Set Handbrakes On Cars And To Throw Track Switches
When Switching Cars From Train At Way Stations. Operates
Locomotive During Emergency. May Start Diesel Engine To Warm
Engine Before Run. May Be Designated According To Kind Of
Locomotive As Firer, Diesel Locomotive (r.r. Trans.); Firer,
Electric Locomotive (r.r. Trans.); Or According To Type Of
Traffic As Road-freight Firer (r.r. Trans.); Road-passenger
Firer (r.r. Trans.).
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