In bituminous coal mining, one who works on a tail-rope haulage system, removing
the haulage-cable hook from the rear of a train of empty cars that has been
lowered down an inclined haulageway, and attaching the hook to the front of a
train of loaded cars to be hauled to the surface. Also called tail-rope boy. DOT
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
