From an LA TIMES article about Dubai:

Dubai has cameras everywhere, watching every move of every person getting off the planes at Dubai International Airport and making their way to their hotels, homes and offices.

A Lebanese military commander who was recently granted access to the vast auditorium that serves as a command and control center for Dubai police said he was under the impression that they have installed cameras inside the rooms too.

"But if they say this publicly," he said, "no one will go to Dubai."

It won't be limited to locomotives. Pretty soon, Big Brother will be watching you in your hotel room. That may very likely be happening already in Dubai.

If it can happen in Dubai, I see no reason why it can't happen here.

Maybe after you're done having a marathon session in bed with your partner, the lurkers will hold up cards with numbers on them, similar to what the judges do during Olympic competitions!

And don't just limit video surveillance to locomotive engineers. We need them overlooking surgeons while they're performing their work on the operating table. Such a video would assist the malpractice lawyers. Oh, wait. Doctors have a union (the AMA) that's more powerful and influential than the BLE. That's why they haven't had this rammed down their throats ... yet.

Maybe politicians need to be under video surveillance when they're accepting bribes. Maybe Catholic priests need to be under video surveillance when they're molesting under-age boys. Maybe teachers need to be under video surveillance in the class room. I mean, look at the number of them who have been engaging in inappropriate conduct with their students lately. Maybe the meat butcher at the supermarket needs to be under video surveillance as he's pressing his thumb on the scale to make it display a more expensive measurement.

Where does it end? In the not-too-distant future, be prepared to have people watching you while you're in bed, on the toilet and everywhere else as well.