trackman

For nearly 30 years he had been identified with the railroad service filling positions from trackman to general superintendent.
The Pullman Boycott|W. F. Burns
"But we see it spread, Miss Warfield," said the trackman with a conclusive gesture.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square|Melville Davisson Post
He is a good trackman—and with the labor market as it stands today, drained to the bottom, it is a pity there are not more of him.
The Railroad Problem|Edward Hungerford
Why should the locomotive engineer receive more than the trackman?
Distributive Justice|John A. (John Augustine) Ryan

We were an excited group around the train's crew, when the trackman came up with his torch.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square|Melville Davisson Post

British Dictionary definitions for trackman

trackman

/ (ˈtrækmən) /

noun plural -men

US and Canadian a workman who lays and maintains railway trackAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): platelayer

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