Orient Express holograms The following is a list of unnamed hologram s from the Orient Express program . The Conductor . The conductor was a holodeck character presumably from the original Orient Express program . When an emergent lifeform was trying to find vertion particle s to sustain itself , various characters in this program represented the nodes in different systems of the . The conductor seemed to be the warp engine s and guidance system . He agreed to allow the personnel of the " Enterprise " - D to help him find New Vertiform City so the lifeform could get the vertion particles . ( ) The Engineer . The engineer was a holographic character presumably from the original Orient Express program , much favored by Beverly Crusher . When the " Enterprise " - D was generating an emergent lifeform in 2370 , this character interacted directly with the ship ' s engine systems and appeared to represent the " Enterprise " - D ' s navigation system . When Data and Riker visited the holodeck to determine what was happening and why the ships systems were acting erratically , they were confronted by the conductor . The engineer attempted to defend the " Enterprise " - D crew , and told them that the other characters were hijacking the train . He was killed by another character called the hitman . ( ) Flappers . The flappers were holographic characters possibly from the original Orient Express program . When the " Enterprise " - D was generating an emergent lifeform , they were working on a jigsaw puzzle which represented the lifeform . It is possible they represented the merged replicator and transporter systems constructing the lifeform in the cargo bay . ( ) Gunslinger . The gunslinger was a holographic character that appeared on the Orient Express as the systems of the " Enterprise " - D were forming a new lifeform . He had a piece of a puzzle that the Flappers were working on . The puzzle was a representation of the lifeform . It was theorized , he represented the nodes of the weapons system s of the " Enterprise " - D . He played cards with the hitman , although he was tied up . ( ) The Hayseed . The hayseed was a holographic farmer who appeared on the Orient Express , when an emergent life - force was trying to find vertion particles to sustain itself . When Data and Troi visited the holodeck to determine what was happening , they found the hayseed playing with a jigsaw puzzle that represented the lifeform . He did not know what he was making , but told Troi that he was on his way to New Vertiform City . When asked about the city , he said that there was a great restaurant to eat at . This was in reference for the lifeform ' s need to obtain vertion particles to sustain itself , and possibly pointing out this character represented the nodes in the tractor beam system used to collect the vertion particles . ( ) The Hitman . The hitman was a major character who appeared on the Orient Express . His part was that of a stereotypical gangster : sinister , brutal , yet smartly dressed and polite . When the holodeck became a focal point in the birth process of a new lifeform in 2370 , the hitman impersonated a threat to the " Enterprise " - D officer s . With the holodeck safety protocol disabled , his sidearm could have proven deadly , as deadly as it had been to the holographic character of the engineer . As the program progressed , it became evident that it was the hitman ' s task to protect the early phases of the emergent lifeform ' s generation . Having completed this task by " laying the foundation " in a symbolic act at Keystone City , he exited from the scene . Later , he continued to be suspicious to Data and the crew during their attempt to reach a closer source of vertion particles . ( ) Knight in Armor . The knight in armor was a character representing the " Enterprise " - D shields , who appeared on the Orient Express when the " Enterprise " - D was creating an emergent lifeform in 2370 . ( ) Man in grey flannel suit . The businessman was a character who appeared in the Orient Express train when the " Enterprise " - D was creating an emergent lifeform . Various characters in the merged program represented the systems of the " Enterprise " . He was reading a newspaper . ( ) Taxi driver . The taxi driver was a character who appeared in Keystone City , when an emergent lifeform was being created by the systems of the " Enterprise " - D . He attempted to run over Data , as he was trying to access the ship ' s systems . Data held the taxi back with one hand as he used his other hand to depolarize the system . ( )