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Pointsperson

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pointsmannoun(rail transport, chiefly British) A man in charge of railroad points (switches).
switchtendernounThe person in charge of a railroad switch.
signalmannounSomebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
switchmannoun(rail transport) A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
trackmasternoun(music) A person or system responsible for overseeing and managing the various components of a music track during the recording and mixing process.
signalwomannounA woman employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
switch keepernoun(mining, historical) A worker who attends the switches or passing places on the underground railways.
towermannoun(rail transport, US) a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains.
stationmasternoun(rail transport) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.
sectionmannoun(rail transport, US, Canada) A railroad worker who maintains and patrols the track.
yard pilotnounA switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
spikernoun(volleyball) One who spikes.
trackmannoun(US, rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
switchernounOne who or that which operates a switch.
shifternounOne who, or that which, shifts or changes.
postnounA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
trackworkernounA person who installs or maintains railway tracks or track-side equipment.
spotternounA person who observes something.
trackwomannoun(US, rail transport) A female railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
switch enginenounA switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.

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