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Fireman (train)
On North American and Australian railways, a locomotive fireman is the driver's assistant, particularly on long distance or freight operations. The term is a remnant of the days of steam locomotives when the fireman was responsible for stoking the fire, maintaining boiler pressure and generally assisted the locomotive driver or engineer.
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