My ride begins at Willow station, across the street from Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Willow was built for commuters and features a well lit, 4-story parking garage, free for riders. It's not clean, but there is usually a police presence of some sort, which is a plus on this side of town. The Sheriffs often hang out on the platform, busting ticketless law breakers as they try to sneak through the exits. Each infraction is a $250 ticket, and most days there are usually 1 or 2 criminals caught from my train alone. Good revenue for the city I guess, but I'm not sure how they collect from the homeless dudes and vagabonds that are usually the ones caught in the act.
Other infractions that will leave riders $250 lighter: eating or drinking (neither is allowed on the train or platform, which is brutal...oh how I long to bring my morning coffee along for the ride, especially since it's been around 40 in the mornings for the past month), littering, smoking, loud music, or "loud or rowdy behavior". Which means most days there is someone in my train car that deserves a ticket based on behavior alone. Rarely it's me.
This week I'm traveling to Sacramento for work, and won't be on the train again until Thursday.
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