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brodies t1_j0z3t07 wrote

Reply to comment by solidrecommendations in Anyone know what the figure means next to the # of cars? It’s new, I fear change. by 858

In the old days of the Orange Crush and generally high levels of service, I could see it. A train pulls in and is packed, but you can probably wiggle your way on and suck it in just enough for the doors to close. But you look up and see that there’s a train just two minutes behind that’s not crowded at all. At that point, eff it, I’d wait.

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solidrecommendations t1_j0z4b1j wrote

That’s fair. In the old days the metro operators used to announce “there is an empty train just two minutes behind this one,” but I largely ignored that because I wanted to get home.

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Areia t1_j0zanvd wrote

I also mostly ignored them because they would often lie. When I lived in Chicago the bus drivers there were notorious for doing this.

I remember when the first transit apps became available, and you could actually see how far away the next bus/train was. No sir, there is not in fact 'an empty bus two stops away', it's still half an hour out and it's 10 below out here. I think I'll cram on your packed bus after all.

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es_price t1_j0zjj0l wrote

At least there are no more complaints here regarding etiquette violations on crowded trains

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Vio_ t1_j0zeupu wrote

2 Minutes by way of 20 minutes

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