NJ Transit expanding its use of quiet cars

NJ Transit rail riders will soon have more options for a quiet commute. After a successful two-month pilot program, the agency, beginning Jan. 3, will expand the number of so-called quiet cars to all trains that go into Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station during peak hours.

Passengers on the first and last train cars are asked to refrain from using cell phones and to disable the sound on computers and other electronic devices. NJ Transit executive director James Weinstein said rider feedback on the program had been "overwhelmingly positive." The quiet-car concept originated with Amtrak in 1999. - AP