the term enginman is a genreal term that covers any and all opporating emplyees that deal with locomotives…meaning fireman hosslers as well as engineers…but the term engineer is always been engineer… a locomotive engineer…
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In Canada, a brakeman must have a Class B certificate of the CROR (Canadian Rail Operating Rules) and a conductor/engineer must hold a Class A certificate.
A couple yrs ago, I worked a local w/a six man crew! I was brkmn, and we had the condr & engr. In addition, we had s student engr, a student condr and a condr from another region taking qualifing trips. Three on the lead unit, three riding in the trailing unit. With two extra guys on the ground, it really speeded things up. Also the BNSF daytime yard job at Wichita,KS, until recently, operated w/a fireman. After the yards were combined in July 1998, the yard engr from the BN side came over to the SF side and marked up as a fireman.
A couple yrs ago, I was brkmn that for one day worked w/a six man crew! We had the regular three guys followed by a student engr, student/new hire condr trainee and a condr from another region taking qualifing trips. The extra help made things go quick & easy. Three of us riding on each eng. The extra help made things go by quick & easy. Also up until recent, the daytime BNSF yard job at Wichita,KS ran w/a fireman. This was a senority move by a BN engr when the Wichita BN yard was closed in 1999.