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Article: No-conductor trains to run on New York subway's 'L' line in June.
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- Daily News (New York, NY)
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- January 14, 2005
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Byline: Pete Donohue
Jan. 14--Subway trains without conductors will start running on the L line in June, a transit official said yesterday -- the first time a launch date has been announced for the controversial move.
Testifying at a City Council hearing, Kevin O'Connell, the Transit Authority's chief transportation officer for subways, said solo motormen will be in charge of operating the trains -- and opening and closing doors.
A TA spokesman later said the change is aimed at increasing productivity and saving money.
While O'Connell said motormen can do both functions safely, members of the Council's transportation committee, and the ...