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Switchman

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Word	Definition
switchtendernoun	The person in charge of a railroad switch.
swchmnnoun	Abbreviation of switchman. [(rail transport) A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.]
switchernoun	One who or that which operates a switch.
switch keepernoun	(mining, historical) A worker who attends the switches or passing places on the underground railways.
switch enginenoun	A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
shifternoun	One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
pointsmannoun	(rail transport, chiefly British) A man in charge of railroad points (switches).
signalmannoun	Somebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
pointspersonnoun	A person in charge of railroad points or switches.
towermannoun	(rail transport, US) a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains.
shunternoun	(rail transport, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
yard pilotnoun	A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
railwaymannoun	A man who works on a railway.
signalwomannoun	A woman employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
secondmannoun	(rail transport, UK) A driver's assistant on a diesel or electric locomotive.
trainmannoun	(rail transport) A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
sectionmannoun	(rail transport, US, Canada) A railroad worker who maintains and patrols the track.
motormannoun	(India) A train driver.
swappernoun	One who swaps.
telephone operatornoun	A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.