Performing a variety of tasks such as removing, replacing, and carrying couplers/knuckles, aligning drawbars, coupling equipment and cars, operating locomotive equipment using remote control devices, applying and releasing hand brakes, riding rail cars, and effectively communicating information to co-workers and train dispatchers via radio. The capability to walk up to 5 miles per shift, climb, and maintain balance on railcars, locomotives, stairs, ladders, uneven terrain, moving equipment, rails, and ballast, all while ensuring safety (with occasional work at heights of 12 feet or more).