Googly-Eyed Trains Lift the Spirits of Boston Riders - The New York Times

Organizers of a plan to adorn some trains with googly eyes said that if the trains could not be reliable, they could at least make commuters smile. By Orlando Mayorquín Demonstrators marched to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Boston headquarters in April with a single, deeply researched demand. Put googly eyes on some trains, they said. Two months later, their demands have been met — at least until the decals wear off. The campaign was organized by two recent college graduates who cast the effort as an attempt to improve commuters’ spirits and promote empathy for the metal contraptions that transport them. “When T trains are delayed, people can at least look into the eyes of the train when it finally arrives, and feel some love and understanding in their hearts,” the organizers wrote before the march to the Transportation Authority’s headquarters. “The T doesn’t want to be late,” they wrote. “It feels bad being late.” The organizers said the Transportation Authority al

Organizers of a plan to adorn some trains with googly eyes said that if the trains could not be reliable, they could at least make commuters smile. By Orlando Mayorquín Demonstrators marched to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Boston headquarters in April with a single, deeply researched demand. Put googly eyes on some trains, they said. Two months later, their demands have been met — at least until the decals wear off. The campaign was organized by two recent college graduates who cast the effort as an attempt to improve commuters’ spirits and promote empathy for the metal con