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There is no school study for this in the US.

If you want to be a US train engineer (the "driver" of the train) it requires learning the equipment (how to operate and perform routine troubleshooting and inspection), the rules and regulations (Federal and railroad), and then you must also know everything about the track areas you will run the train (called "physical characteristics"). There is no formal study in an technical school or college that can prepare you for this. Instead, you will most likely work as a fireman (consider the fireman the engineer's assistant) for a couple years to learn the engineer's duties. Then, you may be able to get your license (in the US, engineer's have a train "driver's license"). Keep your studies up as things change all the time and you will get regular testing that you have to pass to keep your job.

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