Christopher Nitschke

Hardworking train driver with 40 years maintaining railyard and assisting with movement of trains. Skilled at completing manual tasks and working with dispatchers and workers for continual service and smooth transportation of goods. Eye for detail when inspecting equipment to catch issues early to complete repairs or address concerns.

Focused with 40 years experience supporting daily needs in railroad yard and train traffic management. Effective team player when helping with switching, coupling cars and managing traffic signals. Talented at helping trains remain on schedule by working quickly and coordinating with other yard workers, yardmasters and drivers.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Focused train driver with 35 years experience supporting daily needs in railroad yard and train traffic management. Effective team player when helping with switching, coupling cars and managing traffic signals. Talented at helping trains remain on schedule by working quickly and coordinating with other yard workers, yardmasters and drivers.

Self-motivated locomotive driver offering 35-year background interpreting train orders, monitoring gauges and meters and diagnosing minor breakdowns. Analytical and determined professional with proven communication and troubleshooting skills. Expertise in locomotive inspection and train assembly and disassembly. Certified in Train Operations with thorough knowledge of Train Running.

✔ Was a mentor driver for New Starting Drivers from 2011-2017

✔ Was elected as the Work, Health, Safety and Environment Lithgow representative 2009-2011 and 2018 till depot closure 2022

✔ In which I collaborated with team of Illawarra WHSE members in the development of depot safety issues.

✔ In this role I supervised the team of staff members by being the chairman at times and also the secretary at other times, in which we documented and resolved issues which led to greater safety results and practices at Lithgow and Port Kembla.

✔ Never went sick for years as a show of dedication to the company. There was times where I went sick only one or two days in the year, and then some years never had a sick day.

Home electric arc welding.

Making objects on my shed lathe.

Computer work, making tables and notes and letters.

Playing chess.

Writing in notepads.

Reading books.

Listening to music.

Tending to my garden.