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signalman
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signalman
1. a railway employee in charge of the signals and points within a section
2. a man who sends and receives signals, esp in the navy


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The sailors with seven-year school education were allowed to be drafted only for steersmen and signalmen.
Besides varying the number of puffs, signalmen added different substances to the fire to convey a message according to color.
In addition to the BRC, unions that have signed implementing agreements are the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
 
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