---
title: "What an Army train conductor wants people to know about his job"
description: "There are tons of weird jobs in the military; but did you know that you can be an actual real life train conductor in the US Army?"
date: "2022-05-31"
modified: "2022-05-31"
authors:
  - name: "Rebecca Rosen"
    job_title: "Video Editor"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/rebecca-rosen/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-train-conductors/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Around the World"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
  - "United States"
tags:
  - "video"
---

# What an Army train conductor wants people to know about his job

![Josh Biggers stands in front of a train.](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/31/29CB1FD1-FD8B-4C03-A9C7-6D2179C97CDC-scaled-e1654019394388.jpeg>)
*Josh Biggers stands in front of a train.*

The military moves tons of huge equipment across the country every day. But have *you* ever seen a tank on the highway? I don't think so.

So how *do* the armed forces get stuff from place to place? The answer is simple: they move by train! We sat down with Josh Biggers, an 88U Railway Operations Specialist, to learn all about this cool unique Army job that you probably didn't know existed.

https://youtu.be/RBxMPNirxp8

## The latest on Task & Purpose

- **The Army chose Sig Sauer for its next-generation rifle and** [**not everyone is happy about it**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-sig-sauer-next-generation-rifle-protest/>)
- **Special Operations Command finally found its** [**next-generation personal defense weapon**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/socom-finally-found-its-next-generation-personal-defense-weapon/>)
- **An Army vet bodybuilder scammed the VA out of $245,000 while claiming** [**he couldn’t even lift, bro**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-bodybuilder-zachary-barton-scammed-va/>)
- **How nearly 900 soldiers from Maine earned —** [**and lost — the Medal of Honor**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/history/maine-medal-of-honor-lost/>)
- **A-10 pilot explains how the Air Force can outfit the beloved** [**‘Warthog’ to take on China**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/a-10-stand-off-weapons/>)

**Want to write for Task & Purpose?** [**Click here**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/task-purpose-writing-pitching/>)**. Or check out the latest stories on** [**our homepage.**](<https://taskandpurpose.com/>)

## Author
Rebecca Rosen is Task and Purpose’s only dedicated Video Editor. She has been working with the brand since 2019. Rebecca creates video content for the Task & Purpose website and social channels, and has also assisted with video for The Drive.Â