Additionally, a railroad brakeman will typically carry a red flag to make his or her hand signals more visible to the engineer.

Granddaddy was away four days at a time, working as a railroad brakeman.

Later he went to college at night while working as a railroad brakeman.

A railroad brakeman stood near by with a lighted lantern.

One job Kerouac could fall back on, thanks to Cassady, was as a railroad brakeman.

He got a job as a railroad brakeman, but his legs could not stand up to the strain.

Although stories of the light vary, the most popular legend involves the death of a railroad brakeman.

From 1950 to 1955 he was a railroad brakeman and switchtender for New York Central.

Giscombe has also worked as a taxi driver, a hospital orderly, and a railroad brakeman.

You wouldn't hire an epileptic cab driver, a reckless railroad brakeman.