Military

C-E-1. To exercise command, control, and supervision over assigned and attached units and to operate and maintain railway facilities in a theater of operations. This unit, assigned to a TRANSCOM, may be further attached to a Headquarters, Headquarters Company transportation composite group.

C-E-2. At level 1, this unit can do the following:

• Provides command, staff planning, unit administration, control, and supervision of operations of all assigned and attached units.
• Operates and maintains a railway division of approximately 90 to 150 miles (145 to 240 kilometers).
• Dispatches all trains, supervises on-line operations, and operates railway stations and signal towers for which it has responsibility.
• Maintains a consolidated property book for assigned units.

C-E-3. To maintain and repair railway track, bridges, buildings, and structures within a railway division. This unit is assigned to a TRANSCOM and to a HHC, Transportation Railway Battalion.

C-E-4. At level 1, this unit provides:

• Maintenance and repair of track, bridges, buildings, and structures of a railway division of approximately 90 to 150 miles (145 to 240 kilometers).
• Vehicular maintenance for HHC, Transportation Railway Battalion and Transportation Train Operating Company.

C-E-5. To operate railway locomotives and trains. This unit is normally attached to a transportation railway battalion or may operate separately under the supervision of appropriate transportation element.

C-E-6. At level 1, on a 24-hour basis, this unit:

• Operates trains and locomotives in both yard and road service and performs incidental switching service for a railway division 90 to 150 miles (145 to 241 kilometers) long.
• Performs switching and train build up in a large terminal including port clearance of up to a 20 mile (32 kilometers) radius from a large port.
• Provides up to 50 train crews daily for road or terminal operations including switching, classifying, and making up trains for the road.

C-E-7. To inspect, service, and make running repairs to diesel-electric locomotives and rolling stock. This unit is normally attached to a transportation railway battalion. It may operate separately under supervision of appropriate transportation element.

C-E-8. At level 1, this unit:

• Services 40 diesel-electric locomotives and performs running inspections on 200 railway cars daily.
• Makes running repairs on 40 diesel-electric locomotives and 800 railway cars annually.
• Performs light repairs to tools and limited repairs to special mechanical equipment within the battalion.
• Provides wreck train support to the battalion.