<P> An engineer (American and Canadian), engine driver, loco pilot, motorman, train operator (British and Commonwealth English), is a person who operates a train . The driver is in charge of, and responsible for driving the engine, as well as the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all train handling . </P> <P> For many American railroads, the following career progression is typical: assistant conductor (brakeman), conductor and finally driver . In the US, drivers are required to be certified and re-certified every two to three years . In American English a hostler moves engines around train yards, but does not take them out on the normal tracks . </P> <P> In India, a driver starts as a diesel assistant or electrical assistant (in case of electric locomotives). They then get promoted on a scale: goods, passenger, Mail / Express and Rajdhani / Shatabdi / Duronto . </P>

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