trainman
Locomotive crew member
A trainman is a railroad worker who operates or maintains trains, typically a member of the train crew other than the engineer or conductor.
The term covers brakemen, switchmen, and similar positions: His father worked forty years as a trainman on the Southern Pacific.
Technical design professional
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- firemanEmergency blaze responder
- switchmanRail junction operator
signalman · yardmaster · dispatcher · trackman · flagman · porter · trainmaster · motorman
Path or monitored route
- stationFixed stopping point
- platformRaised flat structure
- depotVehicle storage facility
- signalMessage-conveying cue
junction · terminus · yard · siding · roundhouse · caboose · freight · railcar
Vehicle for hire
- throttlePower flow controller
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- boilerWater-heating vessel
whistle · headlamp · tender · firebox · piston · cylinder · gauge · coupling
engineer
Technical design professional
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- firemanEmergency blaze responder
switchman · signalman · yardmaster · dispatcher · trackman · flagman · porter · trainmaster · motorman · hostler
track
Path or monitored route
signal · junction · terminus · yard · siding · roundhouse · caboose · freight · railcar · sleepers
cab
Vehicle for hire
boiler · whistle · headlamp · tender · firebox · piston · cylinder · gauge · coupling · buffer
uniform
Identical throughout
crew · payroll · overtime · blue-collar · sweat · toil · physical · fatigue · endurance · seniority
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
switching · shunting · braking · loading · ticketing · announcement · flagging · boarding · departure · arrival