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

Borrowing a bicycle, a trainman pedaled to the nearest police station in Cheddington, and reached it an hour after the crime.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Well, you can both come in off this platform!” growled the trainman, in anything but a civil manner.

From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Standish, Burt L.