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Switchmen

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trainmennoun(rail transport) A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
foremennoun(management) The leader of a work crew.
yardmasternounA railway employee who is in charge of a railway yard.
brakemennoun(US, rail transport) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
railroadnoun(chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
hostlernounA worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
locomotive engineernounSynonym of railroad engineer.
conductorsnoun(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
telegraphernoun(historical) A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams.
trainnounElongated or trailing portion.
strikebreakersnounA non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
trackless trolleynouna passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
shunternoun(rail transport, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
gandy dancernoun(chiefly US, idiomatic) A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.
carmannoun(obsolete) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.
flagmennounA man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
locomotivenoun(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
detrainnoun(rail transport, intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark.
motormannoun(India) A train driver.
trainmasternoun(US, rail transport) A superintendent or supervisor of a freight railroad, responsible for train movements, crew assignments, derailments and more.

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