A member of a railway train's crew that is responsible for operational and safety duties that do not involve the actual operation of the train. Specific job responsibilities for a conductor-type position include ensuring that the train adheres to its schedule, ensuring that any cars or cargo are picked up or dropped off at the proper place, completing en-route paperwork, ensuring that the train follows applicable safety rules and practices, controlling the train's movement while operating in reverse, coupling or decoupling cars, assisting with the setting out or picking up of rolling stock, carrying out running repairs, ticket collection and various customer service duties.