Operate
Train
Train verb - To bring to a proper or desired state of fitness.
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Oddly, they can't operate doors, but are smart enough to investigate noises, communicate on a rudimentary level, and know to slow down a train by dogpiling the back.
Source: Film / Train To Busan -
She does it again in episode 8, memorizing a large dictionary-sized manual for how to operate the little train car the group is using to deliver a human organ to a hospital in time.
Source: Light Novel / Rail Wars -
In many countries drivers are also required to carry out a running brake test to make sure that the brakes operate as they should, usually whenever a driver takes over a train (also allows them to get a feel for the brakes on the particular train).
Source: Runaway Train
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