Train Simulation Video

Conductor Training


Following successful completion of the course students will be issued a certificate of qualification.

Course Duration: 4 weeks

Theoretical & Practical Training

The role of Railway Conductor is an important link between ensuring customer satisfaction and achieving maximum operating efficiency. Orca Railway Systems' Conductor Training curriculum provides students with the theoretical and practical training needed to become fully knowledgeable in the field of railway conducting. Students attend in-class lectures and participate in practical, true-to-life scenarios using Orca Railway Systems' state-of-the-art simulator and software programs. The program reviews and emphasizes all the operating rules, regulations, and proper techniques necessary for safe and efficient operations.

Course Topics

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Operating Rules:
  • CROR
  • GCOR
  • NORAC
  • Radio Rules
Classroom training includes:
  • Freight car air brake systems
    and tests
  • Freight car and train inspection
  • Switching and marshalling
    regulations
  • Dangerous Goods regulations
  • Switch lists
  • Vehicle/Crossing accident
    reports
  • Authority forms
Practical training includes:
  • Day and night operations
  • Proper switching techniques
  • Coupling locomotives to cars
  • The air brake system
  • Emergency procedures
  • Entraining and detraining
  • Radio communications
  • EOTD's