Originally Posted by YYZC2
I dislike the systems in Chicago and London because the cars seem so claustrophobic. Is it just me or do the trains in those cities seem to be built to a smaller scale than most others?
Many people have answered about Chicago...
In London, it depends on which line you ride. Some, like the Circle Line is built by digging from the street - they take full-sized cars. Others, like the Metropolitan (oldest) is tunneled deep underground. The cars are definitely much smaller in cross-section.
Anyways, I'm most impressed by NYC's 4-track layout with express trains running in the middle. Cuts a lot of time between stations between Mid-town and Downtown. [Like whenever I ride the Hong Kong subway, I wish they had express tracks between Kowloon Tong and Central, with stops at only Mongkok and Admiralty.]