I agree. The only Conductors I ever saw on the Canarsie Line BMT Standards was in the middle car (or close to the middle) at the middle door.
Anyone remember when the doors closed? The one's on the Canarsie Line would close with a vengeance. Wonder if doors were held then!!
One thing I always wondered...
With the Conductor in the cab, he/she could see if someone was being dragged and stop the train. With the BMT standards, once the doors closed, the conductor would be with the passengers and not be able to watch for this. Did the BMT standards have a high incidence of customers being dragged or was there a way they could watch the platform as trains pulled out...