Aug 3, 2008 7:50 am US/Eastern
MTA To Test Seatless Subway Cars During Rush Hour
NEW YORK (AP) ―
Finding a seat in a subway car during rush-hour is about to get more difficult.
New York City Transit officials are planning to roll out a pilot program featuring a train with flip-up seats in four of 10 cars. The seats will be locked in the up position during rush hour.
This way, officials hope to squeeze more people -- as many as 18 percent more -- inside such cars.
NYC Transit President Howard Roberts says the seats will be unlocked after rush hours.
The program starts in five to seven months. No word yet on which subway lines will get the retrofitted trains.
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