locomotive engineer

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Origin of locomotive engineer

First recorded in 1885–90

“When things like this happen, the train can’t get loaded and we’re wasting hours of service,” said Thomas Moses, 49, a veteran locomotive engineer.
Inside America’s Broken Supply Chain|David J. Lynch|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
As a nascent sound engineer, Brinsley “tried the best he could.”
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former apprentice engineer retained a lifelong interest in the way things worked.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One week of salaries for four musicians and two crew members (front of house engineer and tour manager) cost us $8794.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When engineer Williams first heard the song, it reminded him of hit songs by Johnny “Guitar” Watson.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon|Marcus Baram|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three of the six members of the group work on the channel full time, but Sep has a full time job as a mechanical engineer.
The Addictive Curse of ‘Let’s Plays’|Tom Sykes|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The south tunnel in New Street was blocked April 18, 1877, by a locomotive turning over.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Fulton, the American engineer, (originally a painter) studied here in 1795.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Now for the second time the old man and the locomotive regarded each other.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward