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LIRR plans to test 'quiet cars'

Originally published: September 23, 2011 6:12 PM
Updated: September 23, 2011 9:20 PM
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO  alfonso.castillo@newsday.com

A Long Island Rail Road conductor signals quot;all

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | A Long Island Rail Road conductor signals "all aboard" with his hat on a Penn Station-bound train from the Jamaica LIRR station. (Aug. 25, 2010)

Soon it may be easier for LIRR commuters to read stories like this one in peace -- and quiet.

The Long Island Rail Road plans to test a "quiet car" on some trains this fall, giving customers a tranquil refuge from annoying ring tones, loud cellphone conversations and assorted other auditory nuisances.

The details are "still in the planning stage," and the LIRR has not decided when and...

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