88U Railway Specialist

The Army’s MOS 88U is a Railway Operations Crewmember. In this role, you would supervise and operate the Army’s diesel-electric locomotives.

You would also: Interpret train orders Execute instructions from signal towers, switches, other trains, and trainmen Couple and uncouple train cars Send and receive signals through onboard signaling devices and systems Operate signal towers

The Railway Specialist also provides rail network capability and infrastructure assessments, performs and assists with rail planning, and coordinates the use of Host nation or contracted rail assets.