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Yesterday the assistant conductor on Number 22 told me that if the engineer runs a red signal, the whole crew (engineer, conductor, and assistant conductor) would be suspended for 30 days for the first offense and terminated for a second offense. I can understand penalizing the engineer, since he/she is driving the train and can see the signals, but penalizing the conductor and assistant conductor struck me as being unduly harsh.  They can't see the signals, I said. She told me that the engineer is required to call the signals and, if he/she does not slow for a yellow signal or stop for a red, the crew can put the train into an emergency stop.  I suppose this is where the accountability for the crew comes in. Presumably, the crew would have to know that the train is approaching a red signal; that the engineer does not intend to stop; and that they need to pull the emergency.  If this is true, what happens if they pull the emergency when in fact the engineer is planning to stop, and the crew has misjudged the signal or the distance to the signal? Presumably the conductor and assistant conductor would have to know where every signal is located and record the approach and passage of same.  If for example the train violated the speed limit imposed by a yellow signal or ran a red signal by a few feet, how would the crew know since they are not in a position to see the signals? On the Eagle, at least, I have observed that between stations most of the crew appears to camp out in the lounge side of the cafe car.  They may have their radios on, but they don't seem to be monitoring anything.
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