IBEW RAILROAD
Although jet travel has supplanted railroads as the
passenger mode of choice, and the highway system is the
principal venue for product transportation, railroads
are still alive and well in North America. In the
United States, approximately 40% of all freight is shipped
by rail, while in Canada, the figure is 71%. IBEW
members play a major role in keeping this vital mode
of transportation rolling.
Railroad Signal and Communication members inspect, test,
assemble, install, dismantle, rebuild, overhaul, adjust,
wire, and calibrate all electrical and electronic equipment
and components throughout the country that serve for
the protection of the population at large. One
of the significant tasks is making certain that all railroad
crossings in Canada function properly.
IBEW railroad communications technicians perform all
types of work generally recognized as communications
work per their agreements with various carriers. They
work with microwave, radio, fiber optics, telephone and
other communications devices, apparatus and equipment
in the course of operating, maintaining and repairing
these systems in shops, yards, buildings, locomotives
and all areas necessary for proper communication in Canada.
The IBEW also represents several other classes of railroad
workers as certified and per agreements with particular
carriers.
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