Subway conductors are the unsung heroes of the city’s mass transit system.

Their keen eyes and ears are responsible for ensuring that passengers board and depart trains safely, and that straphangers inside and outside the trains maintain their distance while the train is in motion.

A conductor’s service on the job should be considered invaluable. Their actions prevent serious injury or death to commuters. They also provide valuable instructions for riders to safely and efficiently board or disembark, preventing delays that hold everyone else up.

Neither a computer, nor a camera, nor a network of cameras, nor an automated “Stand clear of the closing doors” message can replace the job of a subway conductor. Yet the possibility remains that someday in the future, that position may no longe

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