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yardmaster

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yard·mas·ter  (yärdmstr)
n.
A railroad employee in charge of a yard.
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Noun1.yardmaster - a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yardyardmaster - a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
train dispatcher, trainmaster
dispatcher - employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
railroad man, railroader, railway man, railwayman, trainman - an employee of a railroad
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The employees received notice Friday after 340 locomotive engineers and yardmasters went on strike, Via Rail spokeswoman Claude Arsenault told AFP.
Rail strike leaves 2,000 employees jobless by AFP / AFP American Edition
The employees received notice Friday after 340 locomotive engineers and yardmasters went on strike, Via Rail spokeswoman Claude Arsenault told AFP.
Rail strike leaves 2,000 employees jobless by AFP / AFP Global Edition
He worked for Southern Pacific Railroad from 1956 until 1998, when he retired as a general yardmaster.
OBITUARIES by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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