Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Lockout devices (Automatic container locks)
- Dock plates (Bridge plates)
- Wire or cable cutters (Cable sheath cutters)
- Winches (Car pullers)
- Desktop computers
- Intercom systems
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Ratchets (Locking ratchet wrenches)
- Mainframe computers
- Personal computers
- Bar code reader equipment (Portable bar code scanners)
- Location based messaging service platforms (Portable satellite communications systems)
- Radio frequency identification devices (Radio frequency identification RFID devices)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Starter punches)
- Specialty wrenches (Switch adjusting wrenches)
- Rail switching systems (Switching system controls)
- Specialty wrenches (Terminal wrenches)
- Tie down anchors (Tie-down winches)
- Two way radios
- Radio frequency transmitters or receivers (Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems)
- Rail couplers (Uncoupling levers)
- Truck or rail scales (Weigh-in-motion scales)
Technologies Include:
- Expert system software
- Positive train control PTC systems
- Industrial control software
- Automated equipment identification AEI software
- RailComm DocYard
- SAIC Integrated AEI Software
- Softrail AEI Automatic Yard Tracking System
- Inventory management software
- Inventory tracking software
- Softrail AEI Rail & Road Manager
- Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Bourque Data Systems YardMaster
- Freight reservation software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
