brakeman in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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There are no continuous brakes; instead a brakeman travels on each coach to apply braking when required.
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Although stories of the light vary, the most popular legend involves the death of a railroad brakeman.
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To further increase the mechanical advantage, a pulley block was fitted to the lever and the brakeman used this to apply the brake.
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Cars are arranged as married pairs, where each car contains a complete set of controls for an engineer, conductor, or brakeman.
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After his discharge, he worked as a brakeman for a local railroad for the next few years.
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Freight trains required a third crewman, a brakeman to also handle switching and signaling.
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In spite of the large mechanical advantage provided by the brake lever, the brakeman was unable to apply the brake unaided.
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He was a news agent on a railroad for several years and also a brakeman.
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The train continues to gain speed, and one brakeman is lost trying to kick the frozen moisture off one section of brakes.
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A brakeman still rides onboard each train to control its speed.
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