From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >> 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.   
      
   All true.  Also, as the MTA's web site notes, the numbers aren't   
   comparable because there weren't free transfers like there are now.   
   If your trip took you on different lines, that would often count as   
   two trips then, while with Metrocards it's one trip now.   
      
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