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Signal Maintainers are among the first responders of the railroads—whether it's a signal issue, fire, or tree down, they're ready to assess and fix any issues so that trains can continue moving. Signal Foreman Nick Quintana walks us through the day in the life of this important job.

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My name is Nicholas Quintana. I'm a signal foreman for Metro-North, and I've been here for nine years. When I started at Metro-North, I started as a signal trainee. I was a maintainer for seven years. I have moved up from maintainer to assistant inspector to now foreman. The responsibilities of signal maintainer are to do testing, inspections, repairs and just general maintenance of the signal system. Our system tells the trains what speed they can go at, so if a circuit goes down that will greatly impact the movement of trains. They'll have to drop down to possibly restricted speed, which is 15 miles an hour. If a circuit goes down, that becomes critical just to keep things moving. We maintain the signals, switches, fouling wires, track wires, bond boxes. We also do crossings. We do house maintenance, relay testing, anything, anything that essentially touches our system- we test it. Our Signal Maintainers are pretty much the first responders for the Railroad- whether it be a fire, whether it be a signal issue, whether it be even a tree down. Signal Maintains are the first ones that Transportation calls to go out there and give eyes on the ground as far as what's going on in the field. Every day is a new day. Signal Maintainers, we come across anything. We just walk in and we go accordingly. A Signal Maintainer should be someone that's not afraid to get involved or hands on with the system itself. It all serves to get trains to move. I find this job motivating, uh, just by the people that I work with. And we all have a similar goal and that's to do things safely out here. I feel pride in the work that I do. It's a representation of knowing that people are getting to where they want to go safely. That means I did good work, or, we did good work. When you're sitting on the train and you're heading to wherever your destination is, just know that we're out there. We're making sure that you're getting where you need to go safely.

Retired Senior Vice President MTA Metro-North Railroad

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Metro-North's Signal Employees are the best in the Industry!

Manuel Rodriguez

Manuel Rodriguez

Retired Signalman

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Retired N.Y.C.T. Subway Signal man here. Yes we do respond to everything on the railroad. Glad to see this video. Signal personnel are the unsung hero's that keep trains moving safely. Keep up the great work and always be safe. 👍👍

Tiffani Jenkins

Tiffani Jenkins

Senior Vice President, Communications and Signaling at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

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Very cool video! Glad to have you and your vast array of experience adding to the diversity of thought leadership on our team! Keep it up!

I know nothing, nothing!

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One of the most under rated and yes under paid jobs in the country.

Nadia Sa’d Mulaire

Nadia Sa’d Mulaire

Transport & Mobility Executive | CHIEF | Women in Leadership Advocate | Seeking Board Role

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Thank you! Appreciate all the work being done by the Metro North team day in and day out to keep the railroad safe and operational!

Robert Francois

Robert Francois

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Glad to be apart of such a solid team.

Michael Hutchinson

Michael Hutchinson

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Hi: I am interested in obtaining employment at within MTA Thank You.

Retired Test Commissioner- LBT Consulting / Piper Networks, Retired Test Engineer- Systra, Retired Signal Systems Specialist-SEPTA, SME International Transportation Learning Center

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Awesome! Anthony Forcina is the best!

Connie Lodolini, LCSW SAP

Connie Lodolini, LCSW SAP

Manager- EAP Counselor MTA Metro North Railroad

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Thank you for all you do! 🙏

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