The MTA’s recent $1.7 billion order of 640 “futuristic” train cars spells the end of subway cars with orange and yellow plastic seats arranged in groups of twos and threes, which encourage riders to gaze out the window or strike up conversation.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.A seating arrangement on subway cars that encourages straphangers to gaze out the window or strike up a conversation is on track to become just a memory.
The new trains have fixed benches and folding benches on both sides, as well as extra space at the end of the car with no seating at all. Analiese Yu, 30, was among the seated riders looking out the window earlier this week as her Q train crossed the bridge. “It’s funny it’s ‘conversational’ because I feel like I can be more private in this setting than when it’s a line and you’re all squeezed together on one bench,” Green said.Noonan agreed that the older trains have a certain charm – but added that he also wants to get to work on time.
The layout doesn’t just make for easy conversation. It also allows straphangers to prop their feet or a bag on the seat in front of them, sending a message that they want to be left the hell alone.
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