Railroad Signalman

Track Laborer - Elkhart, IN

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Performs physical labor using hand tools and equipment to construct, alter, repair, maintain, and demolish railroad tracks, associated structures, and components. Works as a member of a local Line Maintenance crew.

Line Maintenance Track Laborer

Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks.
Attach the rail to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers.
Lift, position, handle, remove and install railroad crossties in and around the track structure.
Connect and disconnect rail using the track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials.
Move, clean, and tamp ballast (crushed stone-like material) with shovels, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks.
Raise tracks, turnouts, crossings, and rails with track or power jacks.
Cut associated materials with oxygen-propane torches, rail saws, cut-off saws, and cold chisels.
Work alongside heavy equipment by connecting, disconnecting, and controlling material that is being moved and by directing such movement.
Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment.

Must have either a High School Diploma or GED
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Willing and able to travel to various job sites, including those that require overnight stays and those that require short notice mobilization.
Capable of covering distances afoot up to five (5) miles per day, on railroad right of way, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain, without assistance.
Interact effectively as a crew member.
Understand and follow verbal and visual communications.
Understand and respond to audible visual signals and warnings.
Pay Rates for Track Laborer & Traveling Track Laborer:

1. st year rate: $30.98 - $31.44 per hour (90% of full rate)
2. nd year rate: $32.70 - $33.18 per hour (95% of full rate)
3. rd year rate: $34.42 - $34.93 per hour (100% of full rate)

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.