TRAN 158 — Railroad Yard Supervisor and Navigation
This course introduces students to the supervisory concepts and navigation of a rail yard. The course focuses on the supervision of train movement within the yard of inbound and outbound trains and yard crews who directly engage in switching, blocking, building, classifying, and handling cars. The course covers completing a switch list, the process of assigning work to yard crews, including the process of humping cars, movement of freight, and building trains. The course will describe work status, repairs, inspections and any problems encountered including identifying the types of material to be loaded and unloaded, tonnage of cargo, type of carriers, and planned routes.