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Tag: Railway Operations

Reserve rail advisor keeps Soldiers on the right track
September 22, 2022 — Do you work at your dream job? Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan L. Sims does in not one, but two sectors. As a civilian, he’s a locomotive engineer for Amtrak. As a Soldier, he’s a senior rail advisor for the U.S. Army Reserve. Sims has capitalized personally and professionally on his childhood love for trains, as he is happy to lead other Soldiers at his unit and keep this Army profession on track... MORE

Rail operators a rarity in Army’s rank-and-file
November 8, 2021 — They represent less than 1 percent of the total Army’s 1-million-Soldier population, but don’t equate small with insignificant or unimpressive. The advanced skillsets of the railroad operations crewmember – military occupational specialty 88U – include the ability to drive a 120-ton, 2,100-horsepower locomotive. In a pinch, they could repair a track or make minor fixes to a train engine. Their historic contributions to Army logistics date back to the Civil War, and they continue to enable a means of land transportation that is unmatched in reliability and efficiency... MORE

Soldier with unique Army Reserve career shares his story of service
February 24, 2020 — In the Army Reserve’s Active Guard and Reserve program, there are currently only two Soldiers that hold the primary military occupational specialty of 88 Uniform (railway adviser). One of them is Sgt. 1st Class James Jacobs who currently serves as the training noncommissioned officer for the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command headquarters and headquarters company. The other Soldier is Sgt. 1st Class Becky Cox at the 757th Expeditionary Railway Center, explained Jacobs... MORE

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class James Jacobs, Training NCO, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, pauses for a photo at his desk. Jacobs is an 88 Uniform (Railway Specialist) with more than 20 years of experience in Army rail operations.

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