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Weichensteller
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Weichensteller

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Also known as pointsman, yardman

thumb|A 1943 color photograph of a switchman at work at the Chicago and North Western Railway's Proviso Yard in [[Chicago.]] thumb|right|200px|A Russian switchman on the Trans-Siberian Railway, photographed by [[Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky between 1905 and 1915.]] thumb|The grave of John Cook, pointsman, Corstorphine, Edinburgh A switchman (North America) also known as pointsman (British Isles) or yardman (Commonwealth) is a rail transport worker whose original job was to operate various railway switches or points on a railroad. It also refers to a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yar

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Within Vinony's link graph, Weichensteller is referenced by 60 other articles, and connects out to Chicago, railway station and Trans-Siberian railway.

It is catalogued under the topic Railway occupations.

Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.

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railway worker
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Switchmen
female form of label
kretničarka

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