railway workers
Train line employees
Railway workers are employees who operate, maintain, or support train systems and rail infrastructure.
The term encompasses engineers, conductors, track maintenance crews, station staff, and signalmen.
Railway workers have historically been associated with strong union organization: The railway workers went on strike over safety concerns.
- train crewPersonnel operating a locomotive
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
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- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- flagmanPerson directing traffic manually
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- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
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