railworker

noun
UK /ˈreɪlwɜːkə/
US /ˈreɪlwɜːrkər/

A railworker is a person who works on trains or train tracks.

The railworker checked the tracks before the train arrived.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who builds or repairs railway lines and equipment.

The railworkers repaired the broken track overnight.

3. An employee of a railway company, such as a signal operator or station attendant.

She became a railworker at the local station after college.

4. A laborer who maintains the physical infrastructure of a rail network.

Railworkers cleared snow from the switches during the storm.