Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.

“Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.” is a core task performed by Rail Car Repairers. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#5 most important). About 97% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Disassemble equipment. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Record conditions of cars, and repair and maintenance work performed or to be performed. · importance 4.2
• Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed. · importance 4.2
• Repair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment. · importance 4.1
• Inspect the interior and exterior of rail cars coming into rail yards to identify defects and to determine the extent of wear and damage. · importance 4.1
• Test units for operability before and after repairs. · importance 3.9
• Adjust repaired or replaced units as needed to ensure proper operation. · importance 3.9
• Repair and maintain electrical and electronic controls for propulsion and braking systems. · importance 3.9
• Disassemble units such as water pumps, control valves, and compressors so that repairs can be made. · importance 3.9
• Repair, fabricate, and install steel or wood fittings, using blueprints, shop sketches, and instruction manuals. · importance 3.6
• Measure diameters of axle wheel seats, using micrometers, and mark dimensions on axles so that wheels can be bored to specified dimensions. · importance 3.6
• Perform scheduled maintenance, and clean units and components. · importance 3.6
• Examine car roofs for wear and damage, and repair defective sections, using roofing material, cement, nails, and waterproof paint. · importance 3.5
• Test electrical systems of cars by operating systems and using testing equipment such as ammeters. · importance 3.5
• Paint car exteriors, interiors, and fixtures. · importance 3.3

See all tasks on the Rail Car Repairers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-9987,
  title  = {Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-9987}
}