TRANSPORT PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 268R
Railway Car Technician
A Railway Car Technician:
NON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOTRANSPORTATION / MOTIVE POWER
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Every safe freight and passenger journey rests on inspected, dependable rolling stock.
Railway car technicians inspect, test, repair and recondition freight-car and passenger-coach trucks, brakes, underframes, bodies, safety appliances and related mechanical systems.
8,000 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$76,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Ontario tradenon-compulsory classification
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
Real settings for real work
railway yardspassenger maintenance centresfreight repair shopstransit facilitiesrailcar manufacturers
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Railway Car Technician ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway