扳道员 Traditional form: 扳道員 Pinyin (reading): bāndàoyuán Definitions: pointsman switchman Characters: 扳 - to drag, to pull; to twist 道 - method, way; path, road 员 - employee; member; personnel, staff Traditional characters: 扳 - to drag, to pull; to twist 道 - method, way; path, road 員 - employee; member; personnel, staff