Cell Phone Ban: Metra Adds Quiet Cars
Starting June 6 commuters can ride in silence.
Tired of listening to other people's phone conversations? Annoyed by chatty commuters in the morning? Hate hearing someone else's iPod playlist? Metra is putting a stop to all that commotion and adding quiet cars to accommodate commuters who want to travel peacefully. That means no cell phones calls, no conversations, and no music blaring from headphones. Metra received positive feedback from commuters after a three-month pilot program on the Rock Island line earlier this year. Starting on June 6 Metra will add the quiet cars to the remaining 10 lines. Quiet cars will apply to all inbound trains arriving downtown before 9 a.m. and all outbound trains leaving downtown between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. All the quiet cars will be …
Steve Handwerker
3:47 pm on Thursday, January 6, 2011
Ugh. Terrible outcome for what could have been avoided. more ›