From: stephen@sprunk.org

On 14-Apr-15 13:20, jimmygeldburg@gmail.com wrote:
> Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>> jimmygeldburg@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>>>> Yet many FRA systems manage to run trains just as long with crews
>>>> of 2, and the second crewmember is only "required" by FRA and union
>>>> rules;
>>>
>>> Which railroads?
>>
>> Nearly all of them outside the Rust Belt, at least 14.
>
> Could you name a few, so I can look up pictures of their boarding
> operation?

Agence métropolitaine de transport 	Montreal, Quebec
Altamont Commuter Express 	San Jose, California
A-Train		Denton, Texas
Caltrain 	San Francisco Bay Area, California
Capital Metro	Austin, Texas
Coaster 	San Diego, California
FrontRunner 	Salt Lake City, Utah
GO Transit 	Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Metrolink 	Greater Los Angeles Area, California
Northstar Line 	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rail Runner Express 	Albuquerque, New Mexico
River Line	Trenton/Camden, New Jersey
Sounder 	Seattle, Washington
SunRail 	Orlando, Florida
Tri-Rail 	Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach, Florida
Trinity Railway Express 	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
West Coast Express 	Vancouver, British Columbia

That's 17 so far; there are probably others I've forgotten.

> Do they not have traps?  Or are there automatic traps that can be
> centrally controlled?

No traps, thanks to low-floor equipment.  Three of the above list have
level boarding with 55cm platforms; the rest have a short step up from
8in platforms, which mean they require a bridge plate for wheelchairs.

S

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