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.