LIRR conductor Tim Denehy makes an announcement to passengers in...

LIRR conductor Tim Denehy makes an announcement to passengers in this file photo. (Dec. 5, 2011) Credit: Steven Sunshine

The Long Island Rail Road debuted this week a new "quiet car" program, in which riders are asked to keep the noise down -- meaning, no cell phone calls, for one.

A good number of newsday.com commenters say the program will be either difficult to enforce or not taken seriously, while others says it's a good idea.

Do you think it has a chance of gaining traction?

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