Thank you so much for that clarification - I remembered to change to 'cars' in the text of my question but forgot to change the title. Yes, my editor picked up on 'carriages' and I don't use that term in the manuscript. I was grateful to the members of this forum for helping me with Qs about the...
Gotcha and thanks again @seabord92 - you helped me earlier, too! In the manuscript, for a different scene (where the emergency brakes come on), I decided to go with totally new and fictional rolling stock, but in this scene, it's the standard MBTA Lowell line existing fleet.
thank you! The conductor actually led her to that area because he wanted to quietly slip her a free ticket; she's lost her wallet and he's taking pity on her. Is that totally unrealistic, that he would lead her there? Is it that dangerous? Sorry for the basic questions.
I'm a fiction writer and fact-checking a scene I've written in a book for children, where a conductor has a word with a girl in the vestibule space between cars on an MBTA train to Lowell. Can you help me figure out two things - 1) would it be noisier in the vestibule than in the main cars where...
@seabord92 Thank you! I am going to give myself artistic license. (BTW you've probably read it but Syd Field's SCREENPLAY was invaluable for me to get a handle on plot and turning points...even though I'm writing novels rather than screenplays. Highly recommended)
@zephyr17 you absolutely rule, thank you. I am going to have to change the rolling stock, that's the only way. If the train itself were a fictional next-generation train (electric, driverless), could I get away with uncoupling electronically (no cut levers or angle c-cks)? I am definitely going...
@Qapla bless you for mentioning me and Lee Child in the same post! You are right. It's my editor who was querying some stuff and it's sent me down a rabbit hole of anxiety. I need to get out of the hole! I think my book is going to have a Downeaster II. It's the easiest way.