rodman

He started with the road as a rodman in 1901 after graduating from Trinity College, trod the traditional path of railroad promotion until 1926 when he was made vice president in charge of operations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since President Thomson's time nearly every chief executive of the road has begun his career either as a rodman in the Pennsylvania engineering department or a mechanic in its shops.

From Time Magazine Archive

Son of a railroad president, he went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, began railroading in 1868 as a rodman.

From Time Magazine Archive

After graduating from Purdue he went to work as a rodman for the I. C., rose steadily through the engineering department.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now he was drawing double the wage as rodman, and, of all the gang, stood second to none in McIvor's regard.

From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Ralph Connor

"Men," called Tom striding over to the little party of rodmen, "tell me where the nearest physician is to be found."

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

The rest were going out into the field, some of them as engineers in embryo, the rest as chainmen and rodmen.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

Both the engineers and rodmen felt a trifle dazed.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

Two minutes later the assistant engineer rode out with a pair of rodmen whom he picked up on the way to Nineteen.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

"You cubs better clear out of here now," suggested one of the rodmen.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock