engine driver
Noun
Meaning
the operator of a railway locomotive
Source: WordNetSynonyms
engineer
locomotive engineer
railroad engineer
conductor
driver
sapper
manipulator
operator
mechanic
machinist
technologist
motorman
cabdriver
engineman
typist
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Examples
A push-pull train has the end passenger car equipped with a driver's cab so that the engine driver can remotely control the locomotive.
The engine driver (engineer in North America) controls the locomotive or other power cars, although people movers and some rapid transits are under automatic control.