Freight Railcar Carman / Car Foreman (AAR Repair)

The work

You will evaluate freight railcar inspection findings, repair records, and mechanical documents. The work focuses on deciding whether repairs are accurate, complete, properly documented, and compliant with AAR and FRA requirements.

You will explain your technical decisions in writing and verbally, connecting field conditions to repair standards, billing practices, and the correct repair action.

• Review inspection findings and determine whether reported freight railcar repairs are accurate and complete.
• Apply AAR Field Manual and Office Manual rules to repair decisions, documentation, and billing job codes.
• Evaluate records against FRA Part 215 requirements and current freight car repair practices.
• Analyze wheels, brakes, structural elements, and other major freight car components.
• Review mechanical department records for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
• Determine appropriate repair actions and explain the rules and reasoning behind your decisions.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote, part-time contractor opportunity for an individual railcar specialist.

• Pay: $20 to $60 per hour.
• Work type: Remote, part-time contract work.
• Language: Fluent English is required.
• Location: Open to candidates in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
• Experience: Journeyman carman, car foreman, car inspector, or mechanical department draftsman experience is required.
• Railroad background: Experience in Class I or short-line railroad settings or contract repair shops is required.
• Knowledge: Expert knowledge of the AAR Field Manual and Office Manual, including repair billing scenarios, and thorough knowledge of FRA Part 215.
• Skills: Ability to inspect, diagnose, and specify repairs for major freight car components and communicate technical findings clearly.
• Helpful background: Inspection record-keeping, repair billing codes, AAR compliance, training, mentoring, or technical knowledge sharing.
• Prior AI training or data-labeling experience is not required.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 7 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including reviewing documents and rating whether answers or decisions are correct. People with specialist knowledge help make those examples accurate, which is why experienced railcar professionals can contribute valuable expertise.