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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by darrenf on Thursday March 21, 2019 @10:55AM (#19453015)
"Cattle class" is a kinda faux-pejorative term for economy/coach/whatever the cheapest cabin is in some mode of transport.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by oarsinsync on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:22AM (#19453367)
Faux-pejorative indeed. Cattle are required to be given more space when being transported, than humans are, in Europe. Human class is below cattle class.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by 123jay7 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @12:00PM (#19453875)
I don't think that's true. Have you seen how they move cattle in trucks? Maybe more space than a human because they take up more space, but they stacked right next to each other.
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by Symbiote on Thursday March 21, 2019 @02:07PM (#19455433)
Have you seen the commuter trains in some larger European cities, like London, Paris, Brussels (I think)...?

People sometimes aren't just stacked, they're squashed.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by improbable22 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @05:29PM (#19457537)
India produces some real champions in this sport, the euros don't stand a chance. They have leagues up to "super-dense crush load", 14-16 people per square meter. It's still hard to believe this is possible...
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by improbable22 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @05:22PM (#19457474)
"Cattle class" is an established joke, best employed by those actually riding in it.

"Don't sit with the cattle" is (IMHO) pretty harsh, and unnecessary.

And, for the record, cattle class seats are (or were) about the size of first-class airline seats, in the days before the bed capsules. It's not a cabin but it might be the least-cramped train seating you will ever encounter.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by CWuestefeld on Friday March 22, 2019 @09:20AM (#19462234)
cattle class seats are (or were) about the size of first-class airline seats

This is true, they're FAR better than standard airline seats. On the other hand, if you're going NY to SF you're going to be sitting in them for 3 days, so they better be comfortable.

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