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"Subway and Streetcar Operator"
Job Description - Part 1 - Duties and Tasks

Basic Job Description:

Operate subway or elevated suburban train with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar to transport passengers. May handle fares.

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

 

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Subway and Streetcar Operator"

1) Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety in order to learn ways in which job performance might be affected.

2) Collect fares from passengers, and issue change and transfers.

 

3) Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports.

4) Direct emergency evacuation procedures.

5) Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings.


 

6) Record transactions and coin receptor readings in order to verify the amount of money collected.

7) Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, in order to transport passengers.

8) Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays.

9) Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors.

10) Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop, in order to maintain schedules.

11) Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.

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Job Description for "Subway and Streetcar Operator" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Subway and Streetcar Operator"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-C-S        SOC:  53-4041.00


 

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