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yardmaster

American  
[yahrd-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈjɑrdˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. a person who superintends all or part of a railroad yard.


Etymology

Origin of yardmaster

First recorded in 1870–75; yard 2 + master

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“Funky, twisty,” is how Camp Small yardmaster Shaun Preston describes them.

From Washington Post Jan. 25, 2022

Hudson’s grandfather was a yardmaster for the Milwaukee Road and his uncles were also “railroad guys,” he said.

From Washington Times May 14, 2017

His father was a yardmaster for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; his mother was a saleswoman and later a social worker.

From Washington Post

He was a switchman, yardmaster, trainmaster, division superintendent, general manager and assistant to the president.

From Time Magazine Archive

The men including the yardmaster refused to deliver the cars, and were sent home.

From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by W. F. Burns

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