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switchman <-men> N Am

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switchman

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The switchman explains how the railroad company thinks of their railway system. en.wikipedia.org

The switchman turns to tell the stranger that he is lucky. en.wikipedia.org

When the stranger asks the switchman how he knows all of this, the switchman replies that he is a retired switchman who visits train stations to reminisce about old times. en.wikipedia.org

He was promoted to switchman, then to brakeman. en.wikipedia.org

He tells the switchman in a polite earnest voice that he's a blind college student interested in telephones, and could he perhaps have a guided tour of the switching station? www.slate.com

When one switchman would be fired for insubordination, all the others in the shop would quit, in accord with a previously agreed upon plan. en.wikipedia.org

A nationwide phone-phreak conference line has been reestablished through a switching machine in --------, with the cooperation of a disgruntled switchman. www.slate.com

An inquest was held which found the switchman to be negligent. en.wikipedia.org

The switchman then tells a story of certain train rides when the trains arrived at impossible locations. en.wikipedia.org

Suddenly, a train approaches and the switchman begins to signal it. en.wikipedia.org

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