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| - The light rail attracts a totally different demographic than the bus system. I ride the bus occasionally, so I totally notice the difference. The light rail riders are obviously people en route to work, school, shopping, or cultural attractions. I rarely see chronically homeless people on the trains. Bike riders abound on the light rail, and I enjoy talking to other riders. The light rail ride is much more social than the bus ride, perhaps because more seats are facing one another. Or perhaps because the riders aren't all crazy homeless people. Today, my train broke down @ 24th St. We were redirected to the station that serves westbound trains, and about 10 minutes later, an eastbound train picked us up. It was really pretty painless. My only complaint is the lack of vigilance. A guy got on with an improperly-contained soft drink recently, and it exploded all over the car. It got into my bike's brakes, and they started squeaking horribly immediately. If only there were occasionally people on the platforms to put an end to the illegal cigarette smoking or in the cars to prevent spillage and litter...otherwise, I have no complaints.
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