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

How did these employees — a mechanical engineer and a trainman — know their company was on the block?

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2010

"You ought to hear the howls we get," says a New Haven trainman, "when the engineer brings the train in a few feet off the usual stopping place."

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