trainmaster
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
trainmaster (plural trainmasters)
- (US, rail transport) A superintendent or supervisor of a freight railroad, responsible for train movements, crew assignments, derailments and more.
- In the past, trainmasters were promoted brakemen or conductors who retained their union seniority.
- 1946 March and April, “The Why and The Wherefore: The Duties of Yardmasters, Controllers and Trainmasters”, in Railway Magazine, page 127:
- Trainmasters are American officials, who perform duties somewhat akin to those of a British controller, but with obvious differences dictated by the different operating conditions in America.
References[edit]
- Brotherton, William J. Burlington Northern Adventures: Railroading in the Days of the Caboose