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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US, rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation..
When a passenger or freight train is snowbound, any train crew or passengers must first be rescued and taken to the nearest station. This task is usually done by local trackmen.
Drones and helicopters have been in common use by Network Rail for some time, and are a far cry from the days when all inspections were carried out by trackmen reaching remote sites on foot.
Use trackman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trackman means (US, rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation..
Common synonyms include platelayer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When a passenger or freight train is snowbound, any train crew or passengers must first be rescued and taken to the nearest station. This task is usually done by local trackmen.
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