Ever been
wary about who was operating your subway car? You’re probably not the only one.
This past Sunday Jules Cattie’s suspicions were confirmed when he saw a young
boy riding in the operator’s compartment of an uptown
In response to this Paul Fleuranges, NYC Transit
spokesman, promises "a vigorous and thorough investigation" of the
blasphemy and explains that "the rule is quite clear: train operators are
not allowed to have anyone else with them. It's a hard-and-fast rule.”
It doesn’t
always seem to be followed, though: earlier in July a passenger on a





