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This category is for railroad engineers, also known as locomotive engineers, train operators, train drivers or engine drivers, people who operate a railroad locomotive and train. People who design or build them should be in Category:Locomotive builders and designers
In December 2018, VIA Rail Canada ordered 32, 5-car trainsets (for a total of 160 cars) from Siemens for use on the Québec City–Windsor Corridor, at a cost of $989 million. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Trainsets will be powered by diesel-electric Charger locomotives, with passenger car trainsets from the Siemens Venture family. [ 23 ]
A train driver is a person who operates a train, railcar, or other rail transport vehicle. The driver is in charge of and is responsible for the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all of the train handling (also known as brake handling). Train drivers must follow certain guidelines for driving a train safely. [1]
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Avanti is offering dejected train drivers a 380% raise to work on their ‘rest day,’ giving them the chance of a 6-figure payday
In Hungary a conductor may assist the train driver in testing the train's air brakes, and sometimes they have to lead the shunting, mostly when the trains are switching lines. Hungarian train conductors are responsible for the departure of the trains. In each station they give the permission to move on by giving a ready signal to the train driver.
The canyon tour train consists of up to 28 passenger cars and 2 dining cars, the majority of which were built for CN by Canadian Car and Foundry in 1953–54. These cars were transferred to the D&RGW Ski Train and bought back by CN in 2009.
Hawker Siddeley Canada: Hawker Siddeley RTC-85SP/D (Single-level self-propelled unit) Built as D700-D701, D702-D708 Renumbered to 9825-9826, 9827-9833 Self-powered Diesel multiple units. Cars part of original 1967 commuter car order built by HSC in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and based on the Hawker-Siddeley H-Series subway car. Almost identical to ...