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Mar 3, 2012, 10:57 pm

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nerd

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Funny thing is - most of the N/R track in Manhattan has been recently rebuilt (concrete bed instead of stone ballast) and the equipment is new. It's a lot quieter than it was 10 years ago.

Trains make noise. Get used to it.

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