motormen
Subway car operators
Motormen is the plural of motorman, one who operates a streetcar, subway train, or other electric rail vehicle.
The term dates from the era when such roles were exclusively male.
The motormen announced a strike over working conditions.
Modern usage often prefers operator or driver.
Wheeled cart or railcar
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- tramUrban rail vehicle
operator · commute · passengers · farebox · route · schedule · platform · transfers
trolley
Wheeled cart or railcar
tram · operator · commute · passengers · farebox · route · schedule · platform · transfers · turnstile
engineer
Technical design professional
- trainmanRailroad crew worker
- cabVehicle for hire
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
signal · track · switchman · brakeman · dispatcher · terminal · junction · platform · gauge · railcar
throttle
Power flow controller
controller · deadman · horn · bell · speedometer · gauges · reverser · handbrake · vigilance · notch
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, train, trains
- Transit Historystreetcars, trams, trolleys, electric trams, steam trains
motormenpassengers
Transported travelers
riders · commuters · fares · straphangers · travelers