GOT-IT

Railroad Inspector Track

Grade 15

New York State has approximately 6 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Transportation, Department of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

There is currently no Career Ladder information available for this title.

Summary of Job Description

As a Railroad Inspector (Track), you would inspect railroad tracks, roadbeds, and related structures, such as tunnels, bridges, yards, signals, and other non-moving equipment and structures, to assure compliance with state or federal law; conducts hi-rail inspections to determine track alignment, tie condition, and surface conditions; checks grade crossings for presence and condition of protection devices and warning lights; rides trains to determine smoothness of ride on tracks and through curves, switches, crossovers, and sidings; conducts walking inspections to determine condition of rails, ties, joint bars, bridge structures and piers, switches, guard rails, and other devices; prepares reports documenting conditions, noting deficiencies and actions needed to correct them; investigates complaints about track and structure condition, assures that deficiencies are corrected, and notifies complainants of findings and corrective actions taken or refers to higher level staff for corrective action; investigates accidents, such as derailments or explosions, to assist in determining probable cause and prepares reports of findings; and evaluates rail track capital improvements for safety, effectiveness, and contract compliance.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, the candidate must have either:

1. four years of experience in railroad track construction or maintenance;

OR

2. an associate’s degree in civil engineering or civil engineering technology and two years of the experience listed above.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

26-481

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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