railroad engineer
Cab control operator
A railroad engineer operates a locomotive, controlling speed, braking, and signals along the route.
The term is primarily American; British English uses engine driver or train driver.
Railroad engineer requires no formal engineering degree—it's an operational role learned through apprenticeship and certification.
The railroad engineer sounded the horn at the crossing.
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- all aboardEmbarkation announcement
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- train tracksMetal rails for locomotives
- tracksMarks showing passage
throttle · steam · whistle · cab · freight train · long haul · caboose · diesel · coal · rails · iron rails · signal · switchyard · overalls · depot · boiler · coupling · boxcar
- transport workerstruck driver, coachman, taxi driver, stagecoach driver, train driver
- railroad workerstrain conductor, switchman, brakeman, conductor, train driver
- train drivers
railroad engineerpassenger
Traveler, not operator
conductor · train conductor · brakeman · porter · ticket collector
railroad engineership captain
Commander of a vessel
airline pilot · bus driver · truck driver · sea captain · riverboat pilot
railroad engineerstationmaster
Railway depot manager
dispatcher · train dispatcher · station master · yardmaster · station agent
railroad, engineer, rail, road, railed, railing, railings, roadway, roadways