yardmaster
[ yahrd-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]
noun
a person who superintends all or part of a railroad yard.
Origin of yardmaster
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How to use yardmaster in a sentence
But what limit is set to a switchman's courage I have never known, because I've never known one to balk at a yardmaster's order.
The Daughter of a Magnate | Frank H. SpearmanHe was a yardmaster at the time of leaving the company's employ.
The Great Strike on the 'Q' | John A. HallYou wonder why they keep an expert yardmaster and half a dozen switching crews at Waverley.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordHere is the yardmaster at a great interior railroad centre—we call it Somerset for the sake of convenience.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordIf not, he refuses to accept it from the yardmaster until it has been resealed, and makes a note of the occurrence.
The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
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