Railway Section Repairers are primarily responsible for performing maintenance on railway tracks, roadbeds, switches, fences and other railway facilities.
88T1O - Skill Level One
Section Hand: Operates and maintains track motor cars. Performs repairs and maintenance of track, associated rail facilities and adjoining structures. Repair roadbeds, signals, and switches. Gages tracks, properly spaces ties, and checks degree of Railway .
Railway Section Team Leader: Oversee all section gangs within a rail division. Prioritizes and coordinates maintenance‑of‑way activities within a rail division. Coordinate materiel and equipment requirements.
Railway Section Team Leader: Oversee all section gangs within a rail division. Prioritizes and coordinates maintenance‑of‑way activities within a rail division. Coordinate materiel and equipment requirements.
88T2O - Skill Level Two
Section Gang Foreman: Leader of a track maintenance repair crew. Provide technical expertise to subordinates performing their duties. Consults timetables and trains dispatchers to determine train movements and employs standard signals to warn operating crews of dangers. Determines need for construction machinery and arranges for its movement to the repair site; outlines repair work and coordinates with other type repair units. Supervise clearance of obstructions and combustible materials from track and surrounding areas. Supervise the installation and repair of power supply third rails.
88T3O - Skill Level Three
Railway Section Supervisor: Assigns and schedules work for track repair maintenance crews. Estimates time and materials required to accomplish maintenance‑of‑way. Measures physical characteristics of right‑of‑way to determine clearances and recommends operating speed in a designated area. Prepares, reviews and consolidates reports for maintenance of railway facility activities.
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.
Track Maintenance NCO: Oversee all section gangs within a rail division. Prioritizes and coordinates maintenance‑of‑way activities within a rail division. Coordinate materiel and equipment requirements.
Railway Section Team Leader: Oversee all section gangs within a rail division. Prioritizes and coordinates maintenance‑of‑way activities within a rail division. Coordinate materiel and equipment requirements.
Track Maintenance NCO: Oversee all section gangs within a rail division. Prioritizes and coordinates maintenance‑of‑way activities within a rail division. Coordinate materiel and equipment requirements.
Railway Section Team Leader: Oversee all section gangs within a rail division. Prioritizes and coordinates maintenance‑of‑way activities within a rail division. Coordinate materiel and equipment requirements.
School Information
School: 551 School Location: FT EUSTIS, VA
Course Title: RAILWAY SECTION REPAIRER-RC
Course: 850-88T10-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 88T.
SECURITY: None
Course Scope:
Mechanical handling equipment, movement of equipment, and safety within the general area and the use of tools. General skills include care and use of hand tools; fundamentals of pneumatics and hydraulics, threaded fasteners, torque wrenches; riveting. Technical skills include repair and maintenance of track, associated rail facilities, roadbeds, signals, and switches; detecting the presence of hazardous material and combustibles; assuring right of way; gauging tracks; computing tie spacing and checking degree of elevation and curvature of tracks undergoing repair; minor repair to railway building fences, crossing gates, and sign posts; receipt and accountability of tools and equipment used in repair and maintenance operations.
Special Information:
There is no Special Information.
Course Title: RAILWAY SECTION REPAIRER-RC
Course: 850-88T10-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 88T.
SECURITY: None
Course Scope:
Mechanical handling equipment, movement of equipment, and safety within the general area and the use of tools. General skills include care and use of hand tools; fundamentals of pneumatics and hydraulics, threaded fasteners, torque wrenches; riveting. Technical skills include repair and maintenance of track, associated rail facilities, roadbeds, signals, and switches; detecting the presence of hazardous material and combustibles; assuring right of way; gauging tracks; computing tie spacing and checking degree of elevation and curvature of tracks undergoing repair; minor repair to railway building fences, crossing gates, and sign posts; receipt and accountability of tools and equipment used in repair and maintenance operations.
Special Information:
There is no Special Information.
