In­dia-In­di­an con­duc­tor: We will need to stand by in just a few min­utes for some main­te­nance work. We’re hav­ing some prob­lems with the brakes, and they will need to be checked… Ac­tu­al­ly, they’re re­al­ly not work­ing… At all. [Every­one ex­changes looks when doors in­stant­ly close and train pulls out of sta­tion, round­ing the next cor­ner at high speed.]

Chica­go El, Brown Line
Chica­go, Illi­nois

Over­heard by: Com­fort­ing words