Track Laborer

Apply now » **Date:** Jun 11, 2026 **Location:** Chillicothe, OH, US, 45601 Chillicothe, OH, US, 45601 **Company:** Norfolk Southern Corp. Requisition 39937: Track Laborer \- Chillicothe, OH **Primary Purpose:** Performs physical labor using hand tools and equipment to construct, alter, repair, maintain, and demolish railroad tracks, associated structures, and components. Works as a member of a local Line Maintenance crew. Click on links to learn more about this position: Line Maintenance Track Laborer **Principal Duties:** * Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks. * Attach the rail to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers. * Remove spikes with claw bars, spike lifters, and spike pullers. * Lift, position, handle, remove and install railroad crossties in and around the track structure. * Connect and disconnect rail using the track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials. * Move, clean, and tamp ballast (crushed stone\-like material) with shovels, tamping picks, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks. * Raise tracks, turnouts, crossings, and rails with track or power jacks. * Cut associated materials with oxygen\-acetylene torches, rail saws, cut\-off saws, and cold chisels. * Drill holes with gasoline, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric drill motors. * Work alongside heavy equipment by connecting, disconnecting, and controlling material that is being moved and by directing such movement. * Participate in safety meetings. * Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment. **Minimum Qualifications:** * Must have either a High School Diploma or GED * Must be 18 years of age or older. * Must have a valid Driver’s License * Capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 75 pounds. * Willing and able to travel to various job sites, including those that require overnight stays and those that require short notice mobilization. * Capable of working in inclement weather and/or conditions. * Capable of covering distances afoot of one quarter (1/4\) to two (2\) miles per day, on railroad right of way, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain, without assistance. * Capable of working unsupervised at times. **Skills and Abilities:** * Interact effectively as a crew member. * Understand and follow verbal and visual communications. * Understand and respond to audible and visual signals and warnings. * Quickly learn and perform job duties. * Recognize, avoid, and report potential hazards. **Pay Rates for Track Laborer \& Traveling Track Laborer:** * 1st year rate: **$30\.98 \- $31\.44 per hour** (90% of full rate) * 2nd year rate: **$32\.70 \- $33\.18 per hour** (95% of full rate) * 3rd year rate: **$34\.42 \- $34\.93 per hour** (100% of full rate) ***Company Overview*** **Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC)** is a Fortune 300 organization and one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfol...