train master
Railroad operations supervisor
A train master is a railroad official responsible for overseeing train operations within a designated territory or division.
The role involves coordinating crews, managing schedules, and ensuring trains run safely and efficiently: The train master authorized the departure after confirming track clearance.
Sometimes spelled as one word: trainmaster.
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- yardmasterTrain depot manager
- rail yardTrain staging facility
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
switchyard · freight car · caboose · station · tracks · schedule · whistle · signal · crew · crew chief · foreman · overseer · supervisor · chain of command · depot · boxcar · coupling · timetable
train masterpassenger
Traveler, not operator
freight · engineer · locomotive engineer · train driver · engine driver
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