- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Senior
- $21–$43 per hour
- 0+ years
Train to become a locomotive electrician, performing electrical maintenance on diesel‑electric locomotives.
Compensation
Pay Progression: First 40 working days: $21.31/hr. (50% of full rate) Next 204 working days: $31.96/hr. (75%) Next 244 working days: $34.09/hr. (80%) After 2 years/488 working days: $42.62/hr. (100% Journeyman rate)
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all railroad rules, safety regulations, and federal standards.
- Wire, maintain, repair, rebuild, inspect, and install electrical equipment such as rheostats, control systems, transformers, motors, generators, welding machines, lighting fixtures, battery charging systems, magnet coils, switchboards, meters, compensators, and rotors.
- Measure, cut, thread, bend, and assemble connections to control panels and junction boxes.
- Read electrical prints, test circuits, and connections using multimeters, amp clamps, and other diagnostic tools.
- Diagnose and repair electrical malfunctions including charging issues, transition problems, wheel slip, sander circuits, and high/low voltage grounds.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Nice to have: Two years of electrician experience
- Nice to have: Completion of an electrical vocational or trade school program
- Nice to have: Journeyman Electrician certification
- Nice to have: One year experience reading blueprints or electrical schematics