| Job Title |
Train Dispatcher |
| Job Description |
Coordinates Railroad Traffic On Specified Section Of Line From
Ctc (centralized-traffic-control) Unit That Electrically
Activates Track Switches And Signals: Reads Train Orders And
Schedules To Familiarize Self With Scheduled Runs, Destination
Of Trains, Times Of Arrivals And Departures, And Priority Of
Trains. Monitors Ctc Panelboard That Indicates Location Of
Trains By Lights That Illuminate As Train Passes Specified
Positions On Run. Operates Controls To Activate Track Switches
And Traffic Signals. Reroutes Trains Or Signals Locomotive
Engineer (r.r. Trans.) To Stop Train Or Change Speed According
To Traffic Conditions. Talks By Telephone With Crewmembers To
Relay Changes In Train Orders And Schedules, And To Receive
Notification Of Emergency Stops, Delays, Or Accidents. Records
Time Each Train Reaches Specified Point, Time Messages Are Given
Or Received, And Name Of Person Giving Or Receiving Message. May
Chart Train Movements On Graph To Estimate Arrival Times At
Specified Points. May Operate Teletypewriter To Transmit
Messages To Freight Offices Or Other Points Along Line.
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