Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-22
CROWDED TRAINS
STIR COMMUTERS
Complain Against "Stand-
ing Room Only During
Rush OH Reading
AISLES ARE JAMMED
Service Worse, They Say.
Since u. S. Control, Because
Fewer Cars Are Used

Commuters who use the Philadelphia
and Reading trains from Logan and Oak
Lane are complaining, that they have to
stand during the rush hours Of morning
and late afternoon.
They declare overcrowdinE Is worse
on Reading trains since the government
took over the road. due to the fact that
the trains are made up of fewer cars.
During the period of heavy traffic in
the morning, especially on the train
leaving Oak Lane at Sis. women have
to stand in all the cars. 1t is virtually
impossible TO get a seat in the smoking
compartment in this or any of the more
popular trains in morning or afternoon.
Complain of Logan Service
| Albert e. Oehrle. of the firm of
Oehrle Bros, ie3 North Third street.
and secretary of the Logan Improvement
/ League. complains about the condition
Of both train and trolley service from
Logan during the busy hours of morn
| ing and evening
MY principal complaint about the
train service has been the excessive fare
! tItN 'ldTBt, Sdiu MI 't1lIlts IL COSNS
1s cents to ride one way from Logan.
do not pretend to know anything about
the railroad business, that that fare GER
tainly seems excessive to me. con-
slider it unreasonable and unfair
at looks as though the Reading
wanted to discourage passenger traffic
| from nearby points. Last night I rode
home on the Bustleton local. leaving at
| sos The train was made up of six or
! eight cars. There was not seat to he
| had. in spite of the fact that this is ar
early train. T'used to rIde out on the
I sos Invariably | had to stand all the
way home. You simply cannot get a
seat on these trains until you reach
Tioga. That station and Logan seer
to be the getting Off places for most oi
the riders. once they are passed there
is plenty OF room
stand In Every Car
But that is not the idea, as I see
ii. There ought to he room for every,
body when the train starts. All the
trains during the rush hours of morning
and evening. as have observed them
are crowded. There are people STANDING
in every car"
Robert Mccarthy, vice president OF thu
Logan Improvement League lives a
! YAK Lane, anu tOllltS 10 buSllltSS u
Philadelphia every day by the Readnt
train. which leaves oak Lane station
at Sis
He said that this train is always
jammed with people standing in III,
aisles. This is one Of the most con
venent morning trains. and therefor,
, one of the most overcrowded. It is neve
possible to get a seat in the smoker. an,
women can be seen any morning stand
ing in every coach.
The trains on this branch of the Read
ing system come under the direction n
division. At Mr.. Abbott's office surpris
was expressed at the report of over
3 crowding during the rush hours.
To Wait For Complaints
I'VE have received no compla aints
{ was the reply to an inquiry
There have been no trains taken OF
: recently, and the conductors have no
= reported any increase over the norma
= in passenger traffic
when we get complaints Of over
, crowding we try to remedy condition
t by putting on additional ears. The Read
} ing has II trainmastcr whose duty is I
see that riders have proper comfort an
Accommodations.
THE only recent complaint was abou
an evening train, and We met this b
, adding another coach