Railway Equipment Repairers are primarily responsible for supervising or performing maintenance on diesel-electric locomotives and rolling stock.
88P1O - Skill Level One
Railway Equipment Repairer: Use technical blueprints and sketches. Inspects locomotives for malfunctions. Repairs cooling systems, fuel systems, exhausts, airbrake components, lube oil systems, electrical systems, and diesel engine components on locomotives. Inspect, tests and services locomotive batteries. Inspects frame and running gear for breaks, cracks, or worn surfaces; welds, rivets, caulks, paint, and stencils as necessary. Inspects and repairs couplers. Examines and repairs truck and wheel assemblies, safety appliances, car underframes and crossbearer, and interiors of cars. Prepare written reports of any airbrake defects.
88P2O - Skill Level Two
Railway Equipment Repairer: Supervises and provides technical guidance to subordinates performing their duties. Inspect railway cars prior and subsequent to maintenance. Perform initial terminal airbrake tests for outbound trains. Repairs draft gears. Supervise a team salvaging cars or rehabilitating captured enemy rolling stock. Enforce safety practices.
Railway Equipment Inspector: Supervises and provides technical guidance to subordinates performing their duties. Inspect railway cars prior and subsequent to maintenance. Perform initial terminal airbrake tests for outbound trains. Repairs draft gears. Supervise a team salvaging cars or rehabilitating captured enemy rolling stock. Enforce safety practices.
Railway Equipment Inspector: Supervises and provides technical guidance to subordinates performing their duties. Inspect railway cars prior and subsequent to maintenance. Perform initial terminal airbrake tests for outbound trains. Repairs draft gears. Supervise a team salvaging cars or rehabilitating captured enemy rolling stock. Enforce safety practices.
88P3O - Skill Level Three
Senior Railway Equipment Inspector: Calculate supplies, parts, and equipment necessary to restore locomotives and cars to efficient operating condition. Supervise personnel in methods and techniques of repair to mechanical components of locomotives. Set work accomplishment priorities and enforces shop safety practices. Perform initial and final inspection of locomotives and cars scheduled for maintenance. Resolves technical problems encountered in locomotive and railway car maintenance.
Railway Equipment Foreman: Calculate supplies, parts, and equipment necessary to restore locomotives and cars to efficient operating condition. Supervise personnel in methods and techniques of repair to mechanical components of locomotives. Set work accomplishment priorities and enforces shop safety practices. Perform initial and final inspection of locomotives and cars scheduled for maintenance. Resolves technical problems encountered in locomotive and railway car maintenance.
Railway Equipment Foreman: Calculate supplies, parts, and equipment necessary to restore locomotives and cars to efficient operating condition. Supervise personnel in methods and techniques of repair to mechanical components of locomotives. Set work accomplishment priorities and enforces shop safety practices. Perform initial and final inspection of locomotives and cars scheduled for maintenance. Resolves technical problems encountered in locomotive and railway car maintenance.
88P4O - Skill Level Four
Platoon Sergeant: The platoon sergeant is the primary assistant and advisor to the platoon leader, with the responsibility of training and caring for soldiers. The platoon sergeant helps the commander to train the platoon leader and in that regard has an enormous effect on how that young officer perceives NCOs for the rest of his career. The platoon sergeant takes charge of the platoon in the absence of the platoon leader. As the lowest level senior NCO involved in the company METL, platoon sergeants teach collective and individual tasks to soldiers in their squads, crews or equivalent small units. A platoon sergeant or sergeant first class generally has extensive military experience and can make accurate decisions in the best interest of the mission and the soldier. Utilizing tough, realistic and intellectually and physically challenging performance-oriented training to excite and motivate soldiers, the platoon sergeant ensures Army standards are met and maintained. Additionally, the platoon sergeant must conduct cross training to promote critical wartime skills within the unit, evaluate the effectiveness of the platoon and provide training feedback to the commander and first sergeant during After-Action Reviews (AAR) on all unit collective training.
Railway Equip Maint NCO: Perform final inspections of locomotives and rolling stock. Determines shop priorities based on guidance from train movements section and resource availability. Posts and maintains equipment status reports.
Railway Equip Maint NCO: Perform final inspections of locomotives and rolling stock. Determines shop priorities based on guidance from train movements section and resource availability. Posts and maintains equipment status reports.
School Information
School: 551 School Location: FT EUSTIS, VA
Course Title: RAILWAY EQUIPMENT REPAIRER-RC
Course: 690-88P10-RC Phase: Course Length: 5 Weeks 0.0 Days
Verifiable Prerequisites
There are no Verifiable Prerequisites.
Prerequisite Courses
There are no Prerequisite Courses.
Text Prerequisites
Reserve Component enlisted personnel entering into MOS 88P.
SECURITY: None
Course Scope:
Personnel safety includes mechanical handling equipment and movement of rail equipment; safety within the general work area in the care and use of tools. General skills include reading blue prints and sketches. Technical skills include inspection of locomotives for malfunctions; repairs to cooling systems, fuel systems, exhaust systems, electrical components, airbrake components, lube oil systems, and diesel engines on locomotives; inspecting, testing , and servicing locomotive batteries; inpsecting locomotive frames and running gear for brakes, cracks, or worn surfaces; welding, riveting, caulking, painting, and
stenciling; inspecting and repairing couplers; examining and repairing truck and wheel assemblies, safety appliances, car underframes, crossbearers, and interiors of cars; preparing written reports of any airbrake defects.
Special Information:
There is no Special Information.
Course Title: RAILWAY EQUIPMENT REPAIRER-RC
Course: 690-88P10-RC Phase: Course Length: 5 Weeks 0.0 Days
Verifiable Prerequisites
There are no Verifiable Prerequisites.
Prerequisite Courses
There are no Prerequisite Courses.
Text Prerequisites
Reserve Component enlisted personnel entering into MOS 88P.
SECURITY: None
Course Scope:
Personnel safety includes mechanical handling equipment and movement of rail equipment; safety within the general work area in the care and use of tools. General skills include reading blue prints and sketches. Technical skills include inspection of locomotives for malfunctions; repairs to cooling systems, fuel systems, exhaust systems, electrical components, airbrake components, lube oil systems, and diesel engines on locomotives; inspecting, testing , and servicing locomotive batteries; inpsecting locomotive frames and running gear for brakes, cracks, or worn surfaces; welding, riveting, caulking, painting, and
stenciling; inspecting and repairing couplers; examining and repairing truck and wheel assemblies, safety appliances, car underframes, crossbearers, and interiors of cars; preparing written reports of any airbrake defects.
Special Information:
There is no Special Information.
