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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsRemember bar cars? This is the next big thing
Unfortunately very few of you have had the enjoyment of commuting home while being able to imbibe in a beer or a cocktail on the way home after work.
Gotta love Metro North's New Haven Line!!
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Remember bar cars? This is the next big thing (Original Post)
madinmaryland
Sep 2012
OP
Yeah. Everyone getting off the bar car walks over to the bar across the street for one
madinmaryland
Sep 2012
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TeamPooka
(24,296 posts)1. Grew up on Metro North and the bar cars rock from Grand central to Fairfield
good times.
Pete Campbell should learn to relax in one.
Kali
(55,032 posts)2. damn
that would be a great key to getting more people to use public transportation in general
hand the bus driver your pass and he hands you a cold one
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)3. I remember the bar car on the old Empire Builder.
The old Great Northern (a BNSF predecessor) train that went from Chicago through Montana to Seattle. Now that was luxury!
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)4. You're assuming we don't have a bottle in the car
Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)5. Driving home from the train station should be interesting.
madinmaryland
(64,934 posts)8. Yeah. Everyone getting off the bar car walks over to the bar across the street for one
final drink before heading home!!
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)6. Mad Men Theme Song
GoCubsGo
(32,102 posts)7. I was expecting this: