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Trainmaster

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A superintendent or supervisor of a freight railroad, responsible for train movements, crew assignments, derailments and more. US

    "In the past, trainmasters were promoted brakemen or conductors who retained their union seniority."

  2. 2
    a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard wordnet

Etymology

From train + master.

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