by doepack
For those who may have missed it, there was an article about Metra's experimental "bike on trains" program in the "At Play" section of Thursday's Chicago Tribune. The article began with an overview of the program, along with the rules concerning blackout dates, etc. then it described the experiences of three (or four, can't remember for sure) riders that participated in the program. What made the article amusing was that on several occasions, at least two different riders referred to the uniformed train employees stepping off of the trains while stopped at stations as "engineers", instead of conductors! I'm hoping that was just a typo that was missed by the editors; indeed, it would be hard to believe that even someone who isn't a regular rail passenger wouldn't know the difference between the two. Despite the gaffe, I think it's understood that all participants aren't going to have the same overall positive experiences as these people did, since it was such a small sampling. Still, the article did a very good job of presenting the positive benefits of the program, and it'll probably encourage others to use it, and heck, maybe even let the "engineer" help you get your bike on the train, if necessary... 
