Switchman
noun, plural switchmen.
1.
a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
2.
a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal.
noun (pl) -men
1.
(US & Canadian) a person who operates railway points Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) pointsman
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