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Brakeman

A brakeman is a rail transport worker whose original job was to assist the braking of a train by applying brakes on individual wagons. The advent of through brakes, brakes on every wagon which the driver could control, made this role redundant, although the name lives on, for example, in the United States where brakemen carry out a variety of functions…

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rail transport
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conductor

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Brakeman

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples37
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Brakeman

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related to Scenic railways · 10
Brakeman → Australia, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Luna Park, Melbourne, Roller Coaster, Scenic, Scenic Railway, The, There, UK
related to United States · 8
Brakeman → As, Brakemen, By, In, Individually, Link, The, United States
see also · 6
Brakeman → Hero, Héroe, Jesús García, Jimmie Rodgers, Nacozari, Singing Brakeman
related to United Kingdom · 4
Brakeman → As, In, UK, With
related to Duties today · 3
Brakeman → In North America, In North American, The
related to Germany · 3
Brakeman → In Germany, The, While
Activity sectors · 1
Brakeman → rail transport
Related jobs · 1
Brakeman → conductor
is a · 1
Brakeman → rail transport worker whose original job was to assist the braking of a train by applying brakes on individual wagons

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train brakes brakemen conductor trains also rail cars job transport guard switches brakeman's required wagons railroad duties united states would

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BrakemanActivity sectorsrail transport1.00infobox
BrakemanRelated jobsconductor1.00infobox
Brakemanis arail transport worker whose original job was to assist the braking of a train by applying brakes on individual wagons0.90text
Brakemanrelated to Duties todayIn North America0.60section
Brakemanrelated to Duties todayIn North American0.60section
Brakemanrelated to Duties todayThe0.60section
Brakemanrelated to GermanyIn Germany0.60section
Brakemanrelated to GermanyThe0.60section
Brakemanrelated to GermanyWhile0.60section
Brakemanrelated to Scenic railwaysScenic0.60section
Brakemanrelated to Scenic railwaysThe0.60section
Brakemanrelated to Scenic railwaysThere0.60section

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