On Friday, January 8, 2016 at 12:33:27 PM UTC-5, Joseph D. Korman wrote:   
      
   > The absolute record for subway and elevated riders was on Dec 23, 1946   
   > with 8.872 Million Passengers riding in 24 hours.  Post war and first   
   > holiday season after a full year of peace.  But that was at a time when   
   > there were a few elevated line still running:   
      
   Many transit companies had record ridership in 1946.  The reason was   
   that some servicemen were home and running around, the economy was   
   very strong, automobiles weren't out yet, gasoline was still tight,   
   and transport was tied up bringing servicemen home from the coasts.   
      
   Indeed, many US citizens expected rationing and shortages to end on   
   VJ day.  With many millions of servicemen still overseas, this wasn't   
   possible.  Those soldiers still had to be fed and transported back   
   to the U.S.  Also, the people expected the soldiers to be returned   
   home very quickly, and it simply wasn't physically possible.  Even   
   if shipping could be found, there had to be a way to get men   
   home to the inland from the coasts.   
      
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