shunter
/ˈʃʌntər/
noun
- A person who moves trains or railroad cars around in a yard or station.
- The shunter signaled the driver to stop the engine.
- The shunter carefully guided the train onto the correct track.
- My uncle worked as a shunter at the railway yard for thirty years.
- A small locomotive used for moving trains or cars in a yard.
- A diesel shunter was used to rearrange the train in the yard.
- The old steam shunter was retired and put in a museum.
- The shunter pulled the empty cars to the loading dock.