I'd go with SapporoChris's answer with Mechanical Engineer. Locomotive Engineer's basically are the one in charge of operating the locomotive. What most people

I'd go with SapporoChris's answer with Mechanical Engineer. Locomotive Engineer's basically are the one in charge of operating the locomotive. What most people think of as a "Conductor" is actually a lower level job and is mostly paper work from what I hear. Source: Close friend is a Locomotive Engineer in Canada.