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Re: WMATA: 7k prototype car pictures |
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Posted by Dupont Circle Station on Sun Feb 19 13:12:14 2012, in response to WMATA: 7k prototype car pictures, posted by Sand Box John on Sat Feb 18 07:49:00 2012. I maintain that they should go to 4-doors per side and a seating config based on the R44/46/68. The current commuter rail seating and 3 door config is awkward, uncomfortable for those of us 5'10" and taller, and is plagued by people just reaching a door to exit after people have already started entering. 3 doors on a 75' car are just stupid, even if they have longitudinal seating. Furthermore, a point I raised in my comments to WMATA against longitudinal seating is that for people on longer trips, a long bench is extremely inconvenient should you want to use a laptop to get some work done (based on my own experiences going from downtown to Silver Spring and Rockville). I'm a former USAF pilot, so I am quite accustomed to working efficiently in confined spaces...working sideways on a subway train does not cut it. |
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