From: heller@deepsoft.com   
      
   At Sat, 12 Mar 2016 20:12:36 -0800 (PST) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Phila commuter trains today were crowded with St. Patrick's Day revelers.    
   Indeed, many nightclubbers are using the trains weekend evenings.   
   >   
   > The added patronage to public transit is certainly welcome.   
   >   
   > However, there is a downside.  Party people tend to be very noisy   
   > on the train.  Some passengers may wish to read quietly or are   
   > sensitive to noise.  I heard several complaints today from passengers   
   > about the noise on the train.   
   >   
   > I was on an LIRR train carrying Mets fans.  It was a total zoo.   
   > On that particular trip, I thought it was amusing, but there   
   > were many other times I wanted to ride in quiet.  One time an   
   > NJT train was packed with hockey fans headed to MSG and it wasn't   
   > a pleasant ride.  Also, now a lot of fans go up to Newark arenas.   
      
   It is probably a trade off:  Would you want crowds of *drunk* drivers on the   
   roads/streets?  Asside from the noise factor, it is probably less 'harmful'   
   for these people to be riding the trains than to be driving on the roads,   
      
      
   >   
   > Thoughts, anyone?   
   >   
   > Note--transit agencies tend to run 'quiet cars' only during rush   
   > hours, not off peak nor on weekends.   
   >   
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