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What is a brakeman?

What is a brakeman? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  2. (mining, historical) A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
  3. (sports) A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.
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The brakeman would still have been on the engine for a safety lookout as well as his train-related duties.
A comfortably cushioned seat is also provided for the head-end brakeman in the rear of the fireman's seat.
No room for brakeman was needed since he rode in a compartment atop the tender.
Windows all across will justify a middle seat for the brakeman, but there's a sandbox there too for the flues.
By and by the brakeman shouted to the signalman in the gray silence of the morning.
Howard was the son of a railroad brakeman who died early, and he was obliged to work to help support the family.

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