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Definition of Train dispatcher
1. Noun. A railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard.
Generic synonyms: Dispatcher, Railroad Man, Railroader, Railway Man, Railwayman, Trainman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Train Dispatcher
Literary usage of Train dispatcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"Defendant Introduced one O. Lane, who testified that be was employed by the
defendant road as train dispatcher on 19th October, 1902; that It was his duty ..."
2. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1903)
"The citations hold that the train-dispatcher is a vice- principal, ... The special
orders in the first instance are transmitted by the train-dispatcher. ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1874)
"It is on the single-track road that the train-dispatcher's functions are at ...
The train-dispatcher must have before him a perfect mental map of the road ..."
4. Railroad Freight Transportation by Leonor Fresnel Loree (1922)
"train dispatcher.—The train dispatcher holds a most important position as respects
safety of life and property. He perhaps may do more than any other ..."
5. Railway Engineer by Railway Division (1908)
"It is not our intention to suggest that the train dispatcher should be introduced
into this country l'or controlling the movements on single lines, ..."
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