Railway conductors and brakemen / women

Railway conductors:

• Supervise and coordinate the activities of passenger and freight train crew members (except locomotive engineers) to make sure train operations follow schedule, train orders and code of operating rules
• Receive train orders and explain them to brakemen/women, locomotive engineer and other crew members
• Communicate with train crew members by radio, signals or by other means to give and receive train operation information
• Collect fares on board passenger trains, announce approaching train stops and answer passenger inquiries
• Prepare train run reports

Brakemen/women:

• Check train systems and equipment such as air conditioning and heating systems, brakes and brake hoses prior to train run
• Communicate with train crew members by radio, signals or by other means to aid in the movement and operation of train
• Receive orders from traffic controllers, observe signals and track conditions and open and close track switches
• Set and release hand brakes and connect air brake hoses to couple and switch passenger or freight cars, making minor repairs to couplings, air hoses and wheel-bearing boxes as needed
• Help with collecting fares
• Helping passengers on and off train

Earnings is income that workers receive in exchange for their labour. Depending on the type of employment, earnings can be in the form of wages (hourly), salaries (fixed monthly or annual) or self-employed earnings.