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> Go to New York or Boston, and people look at you like you're a wimp if you ask why the train is screeching so loudly. To me it feels like trains in Chicago c
by the_pwner224 6y ago
> Go to New York or Boston, and people look at you like you're a wimp if you ask why the train is screeching so loudly.
To me it feels like trains in Chicago can get to dangerously loud levels for significant portions of the route, and IIRC NYC is worse. It's unfortunate that cities don't really seem to care much about this.
- mumblemumble 6y agoChicago granted CTA a special exemption to its noise ordinance. There was a study that found that, while the subway can get uncomfortably loud, it probably doesn't represent a significant risk for riders. Probably pretty bad for operators, though. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28278069/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28278069/