trainmaster

English

Etymology

train +‎ master

Noun

trainmaster (plural trainmasters)

1. (US) 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.

References

• Brotherton, William J. Burlington Northern Adventures: Railroading in the Days of the Caboose