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What do call the one who operates the train?

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Operates tthe railway trains.

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  1. conductor


  2. machinist

  3. train operator

  4. The Conductor is actually in charge, believe it or not

  5. Engineer

  6. the railroad company?

  7. Train Crew?

    Driver?

    Computer*

    (*In the case of the Victoria, Central and Docklands lines in London)

  8. Steve Guttenberg

  9. that would be the engineer

  10. He's called the Engineer...

  11. I currently am a conductor for the Norfolk Southern railroad. A conductor is in charge of the train while the engineer is the guy that actually runs it. I get outside and guide the engineer into making couplings, and when I'm in the cab of the engine I talk to all the control towers, and tell the engineer where we are supposed to go.

  12. In the US, the gentleman behind the throttle is called a "locomotive engineer."  In the UK, and probably elsewhere, he is known as a the "driver", if I'm not mistaken.

    The locomotive engineer has had numerous nicknames over the years, including "eagle eye", "hoghead", "hogger" and "golden arm".

    The position of conductor, the last vestige of what were collectively known as "trainmen", was in charge of the train, the same as a captain of a boat.  "Captain" is amongst the nicknames for this man, as well as "shack".

    These days the engineer and the conductor are jointly responsible for the handling of the train, but it is still the engineer who runs it.

  13. yep, what they said

  14. operator

  15. engineer my uncle has done this for years
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