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DeeCT
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Finally !!!!!

http://www.courant.com/community/new-haven/hc-metro-north-train-ride-0305-20110304,0,3238639.story

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Geoff Mayo
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Nice. Odd that the luggage racks *look* as if they're uneven, or flex according to weight. And are all the seats in one orientation - and does that mean flipping or reversing the car at its destination?

(For comparison, in the UK, the trend is to remove 4-seater tables and replace the car with "airline" seating, half forward per car; half backward per car; the latter of which nobody seems to mind).

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The M-2's - the 1973 vintage cars beiing replaced - all have fixed seating.

Here is New York Times coverage including additional photos:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/nyregion/02metro-north.html

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