1
: a freight or passenger train crew member who inspects the train and assists the conductor
2
: the member of a bobsled team who operates the brake
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The first victim has been identified as the Gloria Funicular brakeman, André Marques, according to the Sitra (Transport Workers' Union).
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Some funiculars are driverless, but the Glória Funicular typically has a brakeman on board, who controls the streetcar’s movement.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the last remaining coasters where a brakeman sits on the train to control speed and G-Forces.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That Wednesday in February, Jones was the fastest brakeman in an in-house national team competition and evaluations at the OPTC and had been named to Team USA’s top sled for the World Championships the following week in Lake Placid.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Some funiculars are driverless, but the Glória Funicular typically has a brakeman on board, who controls the streetcar’s movement.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the last remaining coasters where a brakeman sits on the train to control speed and G-Forces.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That Wednesday in February, Jones was the fastest brakeman in an in-house national team competition and evaluations at the OPTC and had been named to Team USA’s top sled for the World Championships the following week in Lake Placid.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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“Brakeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brakeman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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brakeman
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brake·man
ˈbrāk-mən 
: a member of a train crew who inspects the train and assists the conductor
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