[Dane]

Heard reports that over 200,000 plus may be trapped in elevators and subways....Dang..

If I had my choice, I'd rather be stuck in a subway. You're underground so it has to be cooler, plus a subway car is not as claustraphobic.

Being stuck in an elevator on a hot day like this has to really suck, especially if the elevator car is full, which there is a good chance that most were, since this happened at 4:00 PM EST on a business day.

[Joe Hadenuf]

President Bush may be commenting in the next few minutes....FOX....

[lelio]

You're underground so it has to be cooler, plus a subway car is not as claustraphobic.

Have you ever been on a NYC Subway in rush hour? Its neither of those two. To quote Elaine from Seinfeld "The heat, my god the heat!"

[supercat]

You're underground so it has to be cooler, plus a subway car is not as claustraphobic.

Do subway cars have self-powered (battery) intercoms and emergency lighting? What about tunnels? My expectation would be that the motorman would direct passengers to leave the trains and walk to the nearest station. Wouldn't exactly be fun, though.

[BurbankKarl]

I have been stuck on a subway before...that manhatten transfer from Times Square to Grand Central....in fact, I think it breaks down every trip.....it was steamy as hell down there....of course, I would take that over an elevator.

[lavrenti]

A New York subway is the worst place to be stuck in.

It is a living hell for people in those cars. Undergound in New York is worse than above during the summer.

[libravoter]

If I had my choice, I'd rather be stuck in a subway. You're underground so it has to be cooler, plus a subway car is not as claustraphobic.

Plus, they should have manually accessible emergency exits.

Not that you'd want to walk along the dark tracks, but if a conductor has a flashlight, you can at least get your ass out of there.