train conductors
Railroad crew chiefs
Train conductors are railroad employees who oversee passenger or freight trains during operation.
They collect tickets, announce stops, ensure passenger safety, and coordinate with engineers.
The conductor traditionally had authority over the train once in motion: The conductor called "All aboard!".
In American rail history, the conductor was a figure of minor celebrity, known for punching tickets and wearing a distinctive cap.
- all aboardEmbarkation announcement
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- punchStrike with fist
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- cabooseCrew shelter, train's end
passenger car · cap · hat · porter · badge · uniform · lantern · emergency response · watch · ticket · rail industry · ticket inspection · railway station · rail network · ticket punch · timetables · flag · signal
- trainstrains, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive, steam locomotives
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- railwaystrains, locomotives, locomotive, tracks, rails
- night workersnight owls, night watchman, night auditor, night crew, security guards
- uniformed servicesArmy, Air Force, National Guard, military, firefighters
- signalerssignalmen, flagmen, flagman, flag wavers, telegraph operators
train conductorsengine drivers
Those operating railway locomotives
motormen · railway engineers · train operators · pilots · brakemen