Locomotive Car Repair Technician LCR1, Technical Certificate of Credit

Program Description

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul railroad cars. Students will become familiar with the rail industry; knowledge of locomotives (EMD and GE) and locomotive air brake systems; Department of Transportation and FRA rules and OSHA regulations; fundamental concepts and operations of locomotive mechanical systems. Students will be proficient with safety practices, equipment, and techniques necessary for metal heating and cutting principles; cutting torches and apparatus; metal heating techniques; metal cutting techniques; manual and automatic oxyfuel cutting techniques; oxyfuel pipe cutting; reading welding and related blueprints and sketches; shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) in flat positions; horizontal SMAW safety and health practices; selection and applications of electrodes, selection and applications for horizontal SMAW; horizontal SMAW joints; techniques required for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) in the vertical position; selection and applications of electrodes for vertical SMAW, vertical SMAW joints, and vertical SMAW to specification; overhead SMAW safety techniques required for successful flux cored arc welding (FCAW); machine set up and operation; shielded gas and selection; and FCAW joints in all positions.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Required Age 18
High School Diploma or GED Required Yes
Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Next Gen Accuplacer) English Reading Math Algebra
236 224 229 NA

Location(s)

Waycross

Required Courses

RRTC 1010Introduction to the Railroad Industry

4

WELD 1010Oxyfuel and Plasma Cutting

4

WELD 1050Horizontal Shielded Metal Arc Welding

4

WELD 1060Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welding

4

WELD 1070Overhead Shield Metal Arc Welding

4

ELCR 2140Mechanical Devices

2

Total Credit Hours: 18