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Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators – 72604

Description

Railway traffic controllers coordinate passenger and freight train traffic on railways. They are employed by rail transport companies. Marine traffic regulators monitor and regulate coastal and inland marine traffic within assigned waterways. They are employed by port, harbour, canal and lock authorities and by the Canadian Coast Guard.

Job Titles

  • Centralized traffic controller – railway traffic
  • Locomotive dispatcher
  • Rail traffic controller
  • Train dispatcher

Main Duties

  • Operate and monitor centralized traffic control systems to coordinate and follow railway traffic
  • Chart train movements, calculate arrival and departure times and record rail traffic information
  • Issue instructions to control the movement of passenger and freight train traffic and on-track mobile maintenance equipment
  • Receive, record and relay train instructions to train crew by hand or radio telephone
  • May supervise and train other railway traffic controllers.

Workplaces

  • Railway transport companies

Skills

  • Monitoring
  • Coordinating
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Digital Literacy

Abilities

  • Auditory Attention
  • Information Ordering
  • Pattern Identification
  • Pattern Organization Speed
  • Problem Identification

Personal Attributes

  • Adaptability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Collaboration
  • Concern for Others

Similar Occupations

  • Supervisors, railway transport operations (72023)
Source: OaSIS

Employment Outlook

An employment outlook has not been assigned due to low levels of employment for this occupation in PEI.

Source: Job Bank

Prevailing Wages

AREALOWMEDIANHIGH
PEIN/AN/AN/A
Canada$28.37$41.03$57.98
Source: Labour Force Survey (2022)

Training

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