locomotive engineer

American  

noun

1. engineer.

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Etymology

Origin of locomotive engineer

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The tentative agreement covers 300 locomotive engineers on the Soo Line property operating trains in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The union that represents locomotive engineers says a Thursday night coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern’s safety practices.

From Seattle Times

On that fateful night a decade ago, locomotive engineer Thomas Harding of the Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway parked the train for the night in the nearby town of Nantes.

From Seattle Times

The Teamsters union had argued that the company should face contempt fines for making its conductors and locomotive engineers stay late despite an arbitrator's decision that duty ended when their shifts did.

From Reuters

“This significant change in scheduling not only will make life better for locomotive engineers and their families, it also should help Union Pacific retain and recruit employees.”

From Seattle Times