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Signalman

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signalwomannounA woman employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
signalpersonnounA signalman or signalwoman.
signallernoun(British spelling) One who signals.
pointsmannoun(rail transport, chiefly British) A man in charge of railroad points (switches).
handsignalmannounA person who gives a signal by hand, in particular on a railway.
sectionmannoun(rail transport, US, Canada) A railroad worker who maintains and patrols the track.
pointspersonnounA person in charge of railroad points or switches.
hand signalmannounAlternative form of handsignalman. [A person who gives a signal by hand, in particular on a railway.]
switchmannoun(rail transport) A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
secondmannoun(rail transport, UK) A driver's assistant on a diesel or electric locomotive.
signalistnounSomeone who makes signals, or communicates information by signalling.
railwaymannounA man who works on a railway.
pilotmannoun(rail transport, UK) A railway employee who directs operations over a section of railway line temporarily reduced to single track, e.g. during maintenance work, or within an unsignalled area or over a line unfamiliar to the engine crew.
switchtendernounThe person in charge of a railroad switch.
firemannoun(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
railmannounA man who works on a railway.
booking ladnoun(rail transport, dated, British) A young male employee in a signal box who records the movement of trains past the box.
flagmannounA man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
linemannounA person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.
trackmannoun(US, rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.

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