rodman

He started with the road as a rodman in 1901 after graduating from Trinity College, trod the traditional path of railroad promotion until 1926 when he was made vice president in charge of operations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since President Thomson's time nearly every chief executive of the road has begun his career either as a rodman in the Pennsylvania engineering department or a mechanic in its shops.

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Son of a railroad president, he went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, began railroading in 1868 as a rodman.

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After graduating from Purdue he went to work as a rodman for the I. C., rose steadily through the engineering department.

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You see, I've reformed consid'r'ble since——-since last summer, and I j'ined a surveyin' crew; axeman now, rodman later, if I'm good, an'———-" "But why did you want to see me?

From The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey by Robert Shaler

Two minutes later the assistant engineer rode out with a pair of rodmen whom he picked up on the way to Nineteen.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

"Reade really ought to have two rodmen," broke in Harry eagerly.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

Trotter, one of the rodmen, is in camp today.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

"You cubs better clear out of here now," suggested one of the rodmen.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

Later, one of the rodmen was sent to guide Harry to the nearest small town, twenty-eight miles away, for ice.

From The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock