As Gas Approaches $4/gallon, More People Consider Rail Commuting

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Eric Spillman of the KTLA Morning News (Los Angeles) is out at the gas
> stations this morning, asking drivers what they think about high gas
> prices. He interviewed one guy who owns a Hummer H2 and pays ~$130 to
> fill up his tank. Apparently gas stations have a limit ($50 or $75) on
> how much gas you can purchase at one time; he said sometimes it takes
> him three separate transactions to fill his tank.
>
> WAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
>
> But the really interesting comment was from the young lady who said
> she is considering taking the train to work for the rest of the
> summer.
>
> As I've said before, this is how it starts. Already I'm seeing
> increased ridership on the Metrolink trains and shuttles that I take
> to work. There are a lot of new faces - so many that, for the first
> time since I started riding the Metrolink trains a year ago, I'm
> starting to see occasional standees on the shuttle. I don't know when
> those new coaches that Metrolink ordered are scheduled to come online,
> but it may not be soon enough...
> --
> What the heck, I'll play too.
> - Dave

Didn't KTLA run that story about a week ago?