Monday, September 28, 2009

'MARC is the worst commuter rail...

...well there are probably worse commuter rails in India and maybe Mexico.'

- Overheard on the MARC train 544, which left DC for Perryville 25 minutes behind schedule.

A MARC employee told me the train was delayed because they had to replace a motor. When I asked him what happened to the old motor he quipped: "You don't want to know."

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3 comments:

  1. Bruce WallaceSeptember 29, 2009 at 5:28 AM

    I can't vouch for the commuter rail, but the subway in Delhi is actually quite nice.

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  2. Mike NetherlandOctober 5, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    Hmmmmmm Bruce, have you seen this post?

    http://marctrainblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/it-does-get-worse.html

    One man's "actually-quite-nice" is another man's nightmare.

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  3. Bruce WallaceOctober 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    Yeah, I think the Delhi subway is kind of the exception to the rule there. It's eerily calm and uncrowded (mostly, I understand, because it's too expensive to be practical transportation for most people).

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