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All the Weird, Wonderful Ways People React to Being Alone on the Train

“Was it something I said?”
This occasion calls for a dance party of one.Blair Kay/Flickr

An empty transit car is the urban unicorn. Boarding one is about as likely as snagging a loaf of bread from a Trader Joe’s in the face on an impending snowstorm.

As of July 1, 2014, New York City’s population numbered 8,491,079. Total number of subway cars: 6,366.