brakeman in English
noun
1
a railroad worker responsible for a train's brakes and other aspects of its operation.
Many jobs were no more nor less dangerous than thousands of posts in other walks of life, but for shunters, goods guards and brakesmen , permanent way staff and platelayers the story was different.
2
a person in charge of brakes, for instance in a bobsled.
With an eye toward the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, he wants to become a bobsledding brakeman - for Greece.
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1. For many American railroads, the following career progression is typical: assistant conductor (brakeman), conductor and finally driver.
2. I therefore order CN to return Mr. Audet to active service in his position of brakeman/conductor, based out of the Capreol terminal.
3. Chicago! Chicago! called the Brakeman, slamming open the door. They were rushing into a more crowded yard, alive with the clatter and clang of life.