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Traditionally they're called firemen. Steam locomotives aren't commonly used anymore, so I assume you're making a joke about somebody on a train being a "firef
by jdeibele 8y ago
Traditionally they're called firemen.
Steam locomotives aren't commonly used anymore, so I assume you're making a joke about somebody on a train being a "firefighter".
- lsiebert 8y agoI think the term stoker also applies.
- jdeibele 8y agoCould be, although I think of that as a nautical term. For example when they were talking recently about the coal bunker fire on the Titantic, they said that two stokers per every shift were delegated to shovel the bunker that had the burning coal.
- nkurz 8y agoI think instead he's making a joke about locomotive engineers. Which is actually a good point, but marred by couple issues. First, the "engineer" is the person who drives the train, rather than the person feeding the fire. Second, the term is only frequently used in English speaking North America. Further description here: Why are US train drivers called engineers? https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-32758223 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-32758223