Among the 14 men and 2 women, the favorite was Eric Booker, 36, a subway conductor on the No. 7 line.

Lisa Campbell, 39, a retired subway conductor, said she decided to run because she wanted to be an advocate for the students.

A subway conductor shuffled in, rubbing his eyes.

After he passed several civil service exams, he worked as a subway conductor for a year before the Fire Department offered him a job.

Man charged with murdering girlfriend and wounding subway conductor.

His father is a retired subway conductor.

His father is a subway conductor for New York City Transit.

The announcements were hard to hear and the traditional subway conductor's warning - "Staicleeclusndoes" - was well slurred.

But, he allows, they are not cabdrivers or subway conductors.

Another is a subway conductor whose cheerful patter leads passengers to applaud his arrival.