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The five unions represent around 3,500 workers that include locomotive engineers, machinists, electricians and signalmen.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

The Association of American Railroads trade group said in a statement that the new dispatcher and signalmen rules aren’t likely to make a significant improvement in safety because the railroads already train their employees.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2024

And signalmen who maintain signals and warnings at rail crossings have bigger territories to cover, making it harder to keep up with preventative maintenance.

From Washington Times Mar. 1, 2023

While the signalmen responsible for the crash at Quintinshill were both jailed, they served just over a year in prison and were reemployed in the railways after their release.

From BBC May 23, 2015

In die nighttime drills, signalmen lustily flung themselves onto the rocks.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides