Of panicked screams heard on crowded public transportAugust 6, 2026 · 0 Commentsby JAMES MATTHEWSThey’re everywhere! Stories about emotional outbursts on public transportation have become so common that the motif is almost cliché. Or they heard about it from somebody else who was on a train when a guy over-excitedly shouted what seemed to be nonsense. He rocked back and forth in his seat and looked up and down the rows of seats at other passengers. Selfless Man looked at his feet for a long time after another stop.