brakeman

His father was a brakeman for the Central of Georgia rail company, and when his parents separated when he was 10, Nate moved with his mother and brothers to Elizabeth, N.J., where his grandmother lived.

He is considered one of Great Britain's best bobsleigh brakemen, having won 15 World Cup medals - including three golds - as part of the two-man and four-man teams.

His father, who worked as a brakeman to supplement the family income, froze to death in a local railyard when Frank was 13.

Mr. Andre initially found it so difficult to support himself that he worked as a freight brakeman and conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad in New Jersey.

The crew of the 40-car train included an engineer, a conductor, a brakeman and a conductor trainee.