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Railroad industry questions need for conductors - Tue, 23 Dec 2014 PST

2014-12-23 12:06:02| Railroads - Topix.net

When American freight trains delivered cargo after World War II, the steam-belching beasts commonly had seven people aboard - an engineer, a conductor, up to four brakemen and a fireman. Trains have since grown much longer, seemingly stretching to the horizon and often taking 20 minutes to pass through a crossing.

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