Cleanliness *is* next to Godliness

With all the foot ridin' that goes on, I know many of you wonder like how I do how the trains manage to remain somewhat cleaner than public buses and subway trains.

I sent an email to GO's customer relations inquiring about train cleaning.

Bitches are fierce. Because here's what they do at Willowbrook:

The bi-level coaches are cleaned on a daily, bi-weekly and semi-annual basis in addition to garbage pick-up that happens at outposts and while the train is in service.

Each day the carpets are vacuumed, the seat frames are wiped down and the cushions are spot checked. When necessary, cushions are removed from the coaches and replaced with clean ones. The old cushions are then deep-cleaned. Seats are also removed and shampooed when needed.

Bi-weekly, they clean the inside of the wheelchair ramp storage pockets, the hand detailing around the side and end doors, the stairway walls and the recessed areas around the handrails.

So more than likely folks, the seats you sit on everyday are not the seats someone sat on the day before.

Burning questions? I get them answered.

Does this still justify dirty feet on the seat? No. Trains are cleaned after each day's service. That's a whole day of dirt that fellow riders don't need on their clothes.