The Metro-North Railroad line that runs from Grand Central Terminal to Connecticut is undergoing an overhaul that could mean the end of one of commuters’ most cherished havens: the bar car. Because of limited funds, railroad officials have said they cannot promise that the new fleet of trains (which will replace the “1970s-era models”) will feature bar cars, wood-paneled cars where commuters can purchase alcohol. They have already been fully phased out on the Long Island Rail Road and on many Metro-North trains to Westchester County, but that precedent is unlikely to mean much to dismayed Connecticut commuters: “The commute is so bad as it is,” financial worker Paul Hornung told the Times. “This is the one thing you can look forward to.”
