Wider subway aisles mean flexibility...and glamour?

The Chicago Tribune reports, in "CTA riders gawk, giggle as models ride Fashion Train," that "For one night only, an "L" train becomes a traveling runway." Tribune photographer Wes Pope captures the glamour.

Elevated train car, Chicago, with aisle-facing seating. Chicago Tribune photo.

It's a lot easier to do something like this when you have a subway seating configuration, rather than a railroad train car seating configuration. See "406 new `L' cars coming," for more and this Graphic: Inside the new cars.

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