🚀 go-pugleaf

Phil Kane wrote:
 
> On Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:14:25 -0800, Stash810@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> 
> > BART is noisy, a proven by the original lines that run on els or at the
> > surface. Therefore, to avoid ruining the quality of life of Peninsula
> > residents, it seems logical to put the whole mess underground (or as
> > much of it as possible).
> >
> > BART's original claim of quiet trains has proven to be bogus. They are
> > also a hazard which can lead to hearing loss.
> 
>   The first fiteen years of my life were spent in the shadown of
>   the Livonia Avenue Elevated (IRT) line in Brooklyn, followed by
>   three years of going to school not more than 50 yards from the
>   Third Avenue Elevated line in Manhattan (all in New York).
> 
>   You wanna' hear LOUD?  The IRT's Low-V trains, the BMT's
>   Standards, and the Third ASvenue El trains were NOISY.  BART is
>   whisper-quiet compared to them.

Ditto for the Chicago El (for being noisy). Remember that great scene in the
"Blues Brothers"? Those suckers stop conversation dead!