A Quiet Car Means BE QUIET!!

If she was being rude, and talked loudly for 16 hours, on a supposedly 'quiet car', then I think her removal is just warranted. I've never been on an Amtrak quiet car, but I'm sure there is a reason why it's called a quiet car. There could even be a price difference to be in that kind of car. So, I don't like that other people take this for granted.

Hi. sarahruthbeth22. I saw this article on the Yahoo news this week. I was unable to listen to what was said on the video though. I saw her being forced to leave from the Amtrack train though. I know that if a train is very quiet, I would not be talking on it at all. Especially if there are signs all over the place specifying that the train needs quietness. She was very rude to talk for up to 16 hours too. I wonder whom can talk that long on a phone. Not me! Her voice must have not gotten tired at all. It is a shame that people can't follow simple rules at all. This lady knew better than to be talking this loud on the Amtrack train. Where are her manners? Obviously she does not have any. Or she just forgot to use them on this day. Whatever the case is here, she should be more respectable to other passengers that was on this train. I would not want others to listen on to my conversation for 16 hours at all. She was not invisible, I hope that she knows that!

Instead of kicking her off of the train, why didn't they just make her move to a car where her talking would not have bothered the other passengers? If someone drives slowly in the fast lane, one does not kick them off of the road, one simply moves to a slower lane.

Wow.. That is a nice concept... I didn't know about the Quiet Cars... If someone is tired and yet need to travel, then this is really a great option for him/her... As to the lady, well if you don't follow rules, someone is going to take an action... Probably, she had something real important that made her forget that she was in the Quiet car...

I really hate to be in a closed space with someone in a long conversation on a cell phone. They usually get excited with what they are talking about too so there is the loud bursts that scare the crap out of you too I think it is a matter of good taste and manners in the first place. For there to have been a sign posted just supports that in the specific area. I think there should be more places like that to be honest.

What on earth is that about ,are people gonna be accused of speaking loud in the car ? Maybe from my thoughts she should've been removed to another car instead of brutally being tossed off . Americans are really crazy people :):))

I haev been in a room with someone like this...I knew way more about her then I wanted to know by the time she left...also on a plane once...she wouldn't get off the phone even after they told everyone to turn them off....and it turns out that she was in the wrong seat! So they had to move her to. I think anyone that can't go by the rules should get the boot. And by the way...when someone talks on the cell phone what makes them think that everyone around wants to hear what they are saying! Tone it down!

hi , In India we dont have such rules and no one observes them also.It is so noisy in the trains and at the platforms., The trains are too noisy so we dont udnerstand what we talk to each other so there would be no thing like quiet or silent. Charges come when someone stops the train unnecessarily ., or with ticket matters.

I think it's a simple thing to obey the rules posted by trains, buses, planes ... yet there are a lot of people that are just simply rude, have no regard for anyone else around them and frankly need to be slapped silly from time to time--of course, that would be assault and we wouldn't want anyone doing that now would we. I really don't have any pitty for her because all she had to do was shut up, or go to a different car. As far as charges go ... eh, I'm not sure that it would warrant something like that, but if they are going to push it that far then maybe she could do community service by cleaning the passenger cars. ;)

I don't know what's more sad. The fact that she refused to follow the rules, or the fact that she talked on her cell phone for 16 hours straight!