There are five Railroad Safety Inspector occupational disciplines:

• Hazardous Materials
• Motive Power and Equipment
• Operating Practices
• Signals and Train Control
• Track

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A Hazardous Materials Inspector monitors regulatory compliance of hazardous materials shipments by rail within an assigned territory.  Significant duties include: 

• Plan and carry...

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A Motive Power and Equipment Inspector is responsible for the improvement and advancement of railroad safety in areas related to design, construction, inspection, maintenance and use of railroad rolling stock and...

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An Operating Practices Inspector is concerned with operating rules and practices, administration of Federal alcohol and drug control programs, hours of service for railroad employees involved with the movement of trains,...

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A Signals and Train Control Inspector is concerned with signal and train control and highway-rail crossing warning systems within an assigned territory. Significant duties include: 

Occasionally, the Federal Railroad Administration recruits for Transportation Specialists at the GS-5 or GS-7 grade levels. These positions are developmental and include formal classroom training and on-the-job training experience in order to provide...

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.  Specifically, Title VI states that "no person in the United...

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