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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
After you ride the train for awhile you know what car will be closest to the exit you want, when it stops.
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In DC, I knew just where to stand when I would get on the Green Line at West Hyattsville in the morning. And I knew it was best to get in the front car on the ride home, b/c it let you out right by the escalator to the exit.
It's not so easy to do with regional rail here. Perfect example: This morning, the train came in on the inner track. And when it comes in on the inner track, it stops about 15 feet short of its normal stop (b/c you have to board at the wooden planks). But I pretty much know where to stand at night at Suburban Station to assure myself a good seat.
Tonight's commute just sucked though...
I finally scaled my hours back this week (after working over 40 hours a week for the past 5 or 6 weeks), and was waiting for the 5:11 express train to take me home. Well, apparently something happened to it, b/c next thing you know, there's an announcement that it's 20 minutes behind schedule. And the R7 is always packed at rush hour...and now there's going to be a delay into the next train...crowds will begin to mass...people will grow angry...fuck it. A coworker I ride with on occasion and I took the El to Frankford, Rho met us there and took us to our cars at Cornwells.
Maybe I'll drive tomorrow...