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.   
      
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