How to inspect a freight car before departure
Inspections prevent derailments.
6 steps →How-to guides
Rail Car Repairer How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common rail car repairer tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common rail car repairer tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks rail car repairers perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to work under blue flag protection
Blue flags protect workers from moving cars.
6 steps →How to run a single car air brake test
Brake tests confirm safe stopping.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Rail Car Repairer training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.