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Motorman
Driver of an electric train, railcar trolley, streetcar or multiple unit train.
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The motorman's cab on the Budd. The controls are less complex than those of diesel locomotives.

July 14, 2005 - Gliwice, Poland crashed two truck train in the railway stations entry, one motorman killed, one motorman seriously wounded.
July 26, 2005 - Vienna rail crash - passenger train of the ÖBB crashed of the cargo train, injuring 43.

OPTO One Person Train Operation - the motorman (engineer) performs all the functions of a conductor and an engineer on a passenger train.

Motorman - Driver of an electric train, railcar or multiple unit train.
Mountain Railway - Specialized form of railway for ascending mountains.
MOW - Maintenance-of-way equipment.

The old term was exclusively used for self-propelled electric cars that could run in trains of two or more cars with just one motorman. After the evolution, DMU and EMU were used to refer respectively to diesel or electric cars.

See also: Diesel, Train, Engine, Cab, Trolley