Why do the older metro trains have carpets? Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was the 70s, everything had carpet on it.

Yeah, I guess we should be glad it wasn't shag carpet!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was the 70s, everything had carpet on it.

Yeah, I guess we should be glad it wasn't shag carpet!

Shag carpeting was out by 1976. It was more an early 70s thing.

[Anonymous]

Because they are luxurious, dahlink.

[Anonymous]

They were trying to make it nicer than the typical subway cars in other cities, since it was the Nation's Capital, and also because so many commuters would be commuting longer distances in from the suburbs instead of the typical "milk delivery" types of rides you may have in cities like NYC or London.

However, over the years, that supposedly "nice" carpet turned nasty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I prefer the carpet on rainy days to wet, slippery floors. They're gross, sure, but beats slipping.

Agreed!

Nobody in NYC once said "Oh, I wish there were carpets on the metro cars".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They were trying to make it nicer than the typical subway cars in other cities, since it was the Nation's Capital, and also because so many commuters would be commuting longer distances in from the suburbs instead of the typical "milk delivery" types of rides you may have in cities like NYC or London.

However, over the years, that supposedly "nice" carpet turned nasty.

Yes the keyword here is NATION"S CAPITAL.

If they wanted to do something nice then they should collect the money from all states to support metro system in DC.
It is so unfair that the operations costs are shared by DC VA and MD while it has to serve the whole political body for the whole country and the billions of tourists coming from the whole world. At the very minimum the states should contribute something symbolic and the museums should charge a dollar per adult and that money should go strictly into metro upkeep.
The locals suffer the underfunded and overcrowded metro system because they have to support the whole world with this system.

[Anonymous]

Would not it be awesome if the metro ride ticket would be in proportion to the HHI? So all those who make like 400K would pay like.. 100 bucks a ride, while those who make 30K would pay like 5? That would be a riot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would not it be awesome if the metro ride ticket would be in proportion to the HHI? So all those who make like 400K would pay like.. 100 bucks a ride, while those who make 30K would pay like 5? That would be a riot.

Sure. Great way to drivers off the roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would not it be awesome if the metro ride ticket would be in proportion to the HHI? So all those who make like 400K would pay like.. 100 bucks a ride, while those who make 30K would pay like 5? That would be a riot.

That is a dumb comment.

People who make 400K are probably not taking the metro.

And $5 is expensive. The most farthest rides at peak hours cost $6. How about a flat rate of $2.50 for all rides within the district? More employer subsidies? Make metro ridership great again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would not it be awesome if the metro ride ticket would be in proportion to the HHI? So all those who make like 400K would pay like.. 100 bucks a ride, while those who make 30K would pay like 5? That would be a riot.

That is a dumb comment.

People who make 400K are probably not taking the metro.

And $5 is expensive. The most farthest rides at peak hours cost $6. How about a flat rate of $2.50 for all rides within the district? More employer subsidies? Make metro ridership great again?

We make $360K+ and take the metro daily--good exercise, and not a long ride from my NW neighborhood to downtown.

[Anonymous]

For the same reason people put that green carpet on their front steps in the 70s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would not it be awesome if the metro ride ticket would be in proportion to the HHI? So all those who make like 400K would pay like.. 100 bucks a ride, while those who make 30K would pay like 5? That would be a riot.

That is a dumb comment.

People who make 400K are probably not taking the metro.

And $5 is expensive. The most farthest rides at peak hours cost $6. How about a flat rate of $2.50 for all rides within the district? More employer subsidies? Make metro ridership great again?

We make $360K+ and take the metro daily--good exercise, and not a long ride from my NW neighborhood to downtown.

There are tons of people making over 400K (especially if you’re talking HHI) riding metro. Just because people have money they want to spend an hour stuck in commuting traffic and polluting the environment? No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I prefer the carpet on rainy days to wet, slippery floors. They're gross, sure, but beats slipping.

Agreed!

Nobody in NYC once said "Oh, I wish there were carpets on the metro cars".

I’m wondering if you ever rode the NYC subway in the 1970s and 1980s. It was pretty gross, basically unpoliced and with lots of bodily fluids in lots of different places. Not really comparable to the DC metro in the 70s which was new and fancy and clean. You can debate the relative merits of the two systems—including such things as whether it’s a good idea to sell drippy gyros in the train stations—but they weren’t really comparable in terms of usage, or rules. Sort of like comparing your grandmother’s living room to your brother’s dorm room—carpet might be a better choice for one than the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were trying to make it nicer than the typical subway cars in other cities, since it was the Nation's Capital, and also because so many commuters would be commuting longer distances in from the suburbs instead of the typical "milk delivery" types of rides you may have in cities like NYC or London.

However, over the years, that supposedly "nice" carpet turned nasty.

Yes the keyword here is NATION"S CAPITAL.

If they wanted to do something nice then they should collect the money from all states to support metro system in DC.
It is so unfair that the operations costs are shared by DC VA and MD while it has to serve the whole political body for the whole country and the billions of tourists coming from the whole world. At the very minimum the states should contribute something symbolic and the museums should charge a dollar per adult and that money should go strictly into metro upkeep.
The locals suffer the underfunded and overcrowded metro system because they have to support the whole world with this system.

This really isn't a half-bad idea. Let's do it!

[Anonymous]

Planes are carpeted.