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Unit 1 Introduction to the Railroad Industry

Unit 1 Introduction to the Railroad Industry. Objective. Describe how a typical railroad company is organized and the function of each of its major departments. Objective. Describe how to communicate with a railroad company and its employees. Typical railroad administrative organization.

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Unit 1 Introduction to the Railroad Industry

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  1. Unit 1Introduction to the Railroad Industry

  2. Objective Describe how a typical railroad company is organized and the function of each of its major departments.

  3. Objective Describe how to communicate with a railroad company and its employees.

  4. Typical railroad administrative organization

  5. Operations Department

  6. Engineering Department

  7. Mechanical • Headed by an Assistant V.P. or Assistant General Manager Mechanical • Responsible for maintenance and repair of all railroad rolling stock.. • Person in charge may be the Superintendent of Motive Power or Assistant General Manager of Locomotive Maintenance. • Shop Superintendent or General Foremen schedule and supervise maintenance of the railroad rolling stock.

  8. Transportation • Headed by an Assistant V.P. or Assistant General Manager Transportation. • Schedules and monitors rolling stock and train movement. • Dispatchers, Train Masters and Traveling Engineers all work in this department.

  9. Job titles of train crew Conductor is in charge of the train Locomotive Engineer is in charge of the locomotive Brakeman is subordinate to the Conductor and Locomotive Engineer

  10. Railroad Police Department

  11. Communicating with a railroad company and its’ employees

  12. Section Crew Road Master Train Master Dispatchers Mechanical Foreman Signal Crew Train Crews Regional or District Engineer Regional or District Transportation Supervisor Regional or District Mechanical Supervisor Claims Who to contact

  13. Railroad Contacts • Personal visits with railroad employees • Telephone calls addressing railroad issues • Letters • Local / Division / Regional meetings between cooperative agencies and railroads Follow up in writing where necessary Keep communications ongoing and open

  14. Review What are the three major functions of the operations portion of a railroad?

  15. Review Which function is responsible for the control of train movement from point A to point B? • Dispatch • Train master • Section crew

  16. Review If you needed help moving firefighters and equipment to a remote location on the track, who would you contact? • Railroad Dispatch • Road master • Division Engineer

  17. Review If you investigated a fire on the railroad right of way, and found that it was not the result of any train movement or maintenance activity, who should you have railroad dispatch notify? • Mechanical • Railroad police • Section crew

  18. Summary • Railroad organization varies from the simple to the very complex. • Successful interaction with a railroad requires you understand the railroad organization. • Successful communication and cooperation with a railroad begins before the fire starts.

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