An old lesson

Re “Metrolink practices scrutinized,” March 2

The Times’ article on Metrolink’s frequent “red light running” left me stunned in disbelief.

I’m no railroad engineer, but I still remember KTLA’s “Engineer Bill,” circa the 1950s -- he played “Red Light, Green Light” with his milk, and his timeless axiom was that “no engineer would ever run on a red light.” It makes me wonder what the current crop of engineers is drinking.

Michael Kersey

Corona