On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 12:39:14 PM UTC-4, John Levine wrote:   
   > They're pretty tight but it's not comparable, both because you can get   
   > up and walk around at any time, and because nobody takes a seven hour   
   > trip on the LIRR.  (Insert snark about poor schedule keeping here.)   
   > The longest scheduled trips I see are about three hours from Jamaica   
   > to Montauk. or 2:15 from Port Jervis to Hoboken.   
      
   It's funny how people complain about 3-2 seating on commuter trains, but are   
   perfectly willing to tolerate 3-3 seating on airplanes with a much longer trip   
   time.   
      
   It's been a while since my last plane trip, but IIRC, the 3-2 commuter train   
   seat was slightly more comfortable than the cramped airline seat and narrow   
   aisle.  Also, single level commuter trains have higher ceilings which help   
   alleviate the    
   claustrophobic feeling.   
      
   FWIW, according to wikip, the 737 width is 11.583 feet, while a typical   
   commuter train is 10.5 feet.  Aside from the aisle, a train with 5 across has   
   slightly width than a plan with 6 across.   
      
      
   A commuter train restroom certainly isn't spacious, but still better than   
   better than an airplane restroom.   
      
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