Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Peter Schleifer  wrote:   
   > >We have Metro North commuter rail which carries the majority of its   
   > >passengers on off-peak and reverse peak trains.   
   >    
   > I never knew that. Which route in particular? What major suburban employment   
   > center is being served?   
      
   It's not exactly a fair comparison: counting passengers for the 4 hours   
   inbound to Manhattan in the morning and 4 outbound in the afternoon, on   
   weekdays only; versus a total of all the other hours of service including   
   reverse-peak, mid-day, evenings, and    
   weekends.   
      
   The traditional rush is still by far the busiest in terms of passengers per   
   hour.   
      
   However, Metro North has done a much better job than the LIRR at providing   
   reverse-peak service.  The reverse-peak schedule on the LIRR is *worse* than   
   mid-day, with big gaps, since so many slots are used by peak direction trains.   
      
   I hope LIRR projects like the second track from Farmingdale to Ronkonkoma   
   (currently under construction) and the third track through Mineola (in future   
   plans) will allow this to change.   
      
   Jimmy   
      
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