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A railroad engineer's workplace on a German ICE-Train

A workplace in Rigi cogwheel electric train

A railroad engineer, railway engineer, locomotive engineer, train operator, train driver or engine driver is a person who operates a railroad locomotive and train. The engineer is the person in charge of and responsible for the locomotive(s). He or she is also in charge of the mechanical operation of the train, the speed of the train and all train handling. The engineer shares with the conductor/guard, who is in charge of the train, responsibility for the safe operation of the train and application of the rules and procedures of the railway company. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 667 pixel, file size: 172 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 667 pixel, file size: 172 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ICE 3 trainset near Ingolstadt The InterCityExpress or ICE (German pronunciation: ) is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its neighbouring countries. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,264 × 2,448 pixels, file size: 1. ... A group of standard gauge mountain railways or cog railways around Rigi and Vitznau, see also Swiss-Rigi Mountain Railway http://www. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Great Western Railway No. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... A train Conductor // The Conductor is the railway employee charged with the management of a freight, passenger, or various other types of train, and is also the direct supervisor of the trains Train Crew (brakeman, flagman, ticket collector, assistant conductor, on board service personnel). ...

On many railroads, the career progression is one that starts as an assistant conductor (brakeman), conductor and finally, engineer. In the United States the engineer is required to be certified and re-certified every 2-3 years.^[1] A Santa Fe Railroad brakeman atop a train that has paused at Cajon, California, to cool its brakes after descending Cajon Pass in March 1943. ...

In India, an engine driver begins his career as a Diesel Assistant or Electrical Assistant (in case of electric locomotives). He would then get promoted on a scale B,A and A Special. 'A Special' Drivers drive one of the fastest and important trains on the route.^[2]

Duties

An engineer is responsible for preparing equipment for service, checking paperwork and the condition of the locomotives. His duties require that he control acceleration, braking and handling of the train underway. He must know the physical characteristics of the railroad, including passenger stations, the incline and decline of the right-of-way and speed limits. Along with the conductor, the engineer monitors time to not fall behind schedule, nor leave stations early. The train's speed must be reduced when following other trains, approaching route diversions, or regulating time over road to avoid arriving too early. The engineer assumes the duties of the conductor if he or she should be incapacitated. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ...

Famous railroad engineers

• Casey Jones
• John Axon (UK)
• Wallace Oakes
• A T Robb

Portrait of The Brave Engineer himself: John Luther Casey Jones, 1863-1900. ... John Axon GC (4 December 1900 – 9 February 1957) was an English engine driver from Stockport (Edgeley Depot) who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient near Buxton in Derbyshire after a brake failure. ... Wallace Arnold Oakes GC (23 April 1932 - 12 June 1965) was a train driver with British Railways from Wheelock Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire. ...

References

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External links

• A detailed explanation of what train driving involves, and becoming a train driver in the UK
• Run-A-Locomotive. Link to a site that offers an engineer experience program at a museum in California.