MARTA in Atlanta had carpeted subway cars for decades. We all celebrated when the last one of those cars were taken out of service in favor of hard surface floo

MARTA in Atlanta had carpeted subway cars for decades. We all celebrated when the last one of those cars were taken out of service in favor of hard surface flooring. The carpet absorbed urine so it always smelled that way in all of the cars. Summers, which are hot, humid, and lasts for nine months, were especially bad. MARTA also had padded seats in the early years but they were replaced after a couple of years due to the high vandalism rates. You can see what MARTA trains looked like when new if you watch the deleted scenes from 'Escape from New York' on YouTube.