Watch what you wish for, Putting two people in cab makes conductor absolete, remember what happened in Canada, no more Conductor, just two engineers on passenger trains.
Since Metrolink is honor system its just as easy to give ticket collector doorkey and let him/her operate doors, nice entry level salary ???
It would work in railroads plan to eliminate one craft, and now they will have two people capable of operating train incase one is not feeling well.
Just my $00.02
What does it matter anyways,
CSX makes you go to engineer school. Alot of these conductors out here are engineers who just flowback.
…good for you metrolink
I remember that when I rode on a train in Canada there were no conductors, pretty much the honor system. Not sure it’s the greatest thing. I think at least somebody should be on the train watching but I didn’t recall seeing anyone at all.
One detail you are leaving out, yes the conductor does check tickets occasionally (they don’t collect them), but LA County Sheriff deputies are also ticket checkers, or worst case ticket writers if you don’t have one (that’s real expensive) & you get put off at the next station with your expensive citation ( Conductor can write one also)… They are on any train at any time and you better have a valid ticket to show if they come walking through…