Freight Conductor
Current-Receives, relays or acts upon oral, written or radio instructions from the operations supervisor, railroad agent, or other personnel indicating the switch movement, placement or delivery of railroad cars and/or a train.-Conducts the movement of rail cars and train movements; signals crew member(s) for movement of the engine or train using lantern, hand and/or flag signals or radio to indicate when to start, stop, back-up or set or release air brakes.-Prepares required daily reports; switch lists - manually or with a computer; fills out forms including train orders.