trainman

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Kreichbaum, 24, was working as a trainman for the Cumberland Valley Railroad when he was drafted.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2018

Two defendants were employees: Gary Griffiths, a former trainman who had risen to the executive position of chief mechanical officer; and his trainman nephew, Cliff Steffes.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2011

That galaxy-spanning canvas springs directly from Green Lantern comics, which started in 1940 after a cartoonist named Martin Nodell saw a New York City subway trainman wave a green lantern as an all-clear signal.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2011

A trainman got them a ride southward to Pusan the next day.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the engineer, firemen, and some of the brakemen worked over the disabled engine, another trainman walked back to the nearest telegraph office to summon a relief engine.

From Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp by Chapman, Allen