Title: Conductor (rail) - Wikipedia
Headings: Conductor (rail)
Conductor (rail)
Contents
Commuter and freight trains in North America
Remote control locomotives
Train hosts
Subway trains in North America
Greater Boston
New York City
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Chicago
Toronto
Train guard (United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand)
United Kingdom
Australia
New South Wales
Greater Sydney area
NSW Regional trains
Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
New Zealand
Conductors/guards in Europe
Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands/Belgium
Hungary
Railway guards in Asia
India
Japan
Tram (streetcar) conductor
See also
Footnotes
Further reading
External links

Content: Remote control locomotives
By the late 1990s, remote control locomotives were increasingly popular on North American railroads for switching duties in rail yards. This system allows the conductor to directly control the locomotive (s) via a wireless remote unit, as opposed to radioing commands to an engineer in the cab. Some Class I Rail Yards utilize RCO packs for their conductors, while others do not, depending on the size and type of Yard. Class I Railroads train conductors on the use of RCO packs with classroom and hands-on instruction, culminating with on-the-job training and certification as a RCO operator. Currently, Class I railroads such as Norfolk Southern require RCO qualified conductors to work from job boards that perform RCO operations exclusively (when in a yard that utilizes RCO switching). This ensures the extra training and pay these conductors receive will provide the company with maximum value for the investment. Train hosts
As there is no explicit Federal requirement for a two-person train crew in the United States, the Utah Transit Authority originally planned their FrontRunner service to be operated by an operator only, with revenue collected by a proof-of-payment system. Before operation began, the FRA required FrontRunner to employ a second crewmember on each train to assist with emergency evacuation, disabled access, and other safety-sensitive situations. FrontRunner classified this job as a train host, with a focus on customer service rather than railroad operations. Some other services, such as Amtrak's Downeaster, also use train hosts (paid or volunteer) to assist the assistant conductor with non-revenue-related customer service duties.