trainmaster

[ treyn-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈtreɪnˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

a person who has charge of operations over one portion of a railroad.

Origin of trainmaster

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; train + master

Like all the other offices in the Crow's Nest, that of the trainmaster was bare and uninviting.

The Taming of Red Butte Western |Francis Lynde
Whereupon the trainmaster's homely face would take on added furrowings of distress.

The Taming of Red Butte Western |Francis Lynde
Fifteen minutes later Lidgerwood joined the trainmaster in the private office.

The Taming of Red Butte Western |Francis Lynde
This was done on the old feudal theory that the trainmaster's name and position must be respected.

Letters from an Old Railway Official |Charles DeLano Hine

Every trainmaster should be a traveling engineer and every traveling engineer should be a trainmaster.

Letters from an Old Railway Official |Charles DeLano Hine