railwayman

plural railwaymen

1. A man who works on a railway.

   The spirit of the local railwaymen in this emergency is shown by the Helensburgh fireman who heard the news at 8 a.m. on his radio and immediately went to the depot of his own accord to see what help he could give.

   1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130

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   Nizan was, of course, Marxist and he did use his Marxist intelligence—although, thank God, never the jargon—to show the [economic] and emotional cost of the life of Antoine Bloye, a [working‐class] railwayman who made the painful rise to become a railway functionary and a member of the petit bourgeoisie.

   1973 June 24, Barbara Probst Solomon, “The author's subject is his rage and fear”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms: railman