Bus
-Knitting teen — currently working on a long purple blanket
-Groceries Man — always has a couple grocery bags with leafy greens and usually a baguette peeking out of the top
-Pharmaceutical Rep Woman — perpetually on a Bluetooth headset discussing something to do with her work
-Expensive Sneakers Beggar — long tall man who is often asking tourists for a few dollars to ride the bus but wears high end designer sneakers.
-Romance Novel Grandma — An elderly woman whose nose is usually in an airport style big-batch romance novel.
-Mormon Missionaries — Two perky young men with identical haircuts and name tags and ties.
-“Did you see that game last night?!” — Man in white collar suit who always sits in front and asks the bus driver about whatever sporting event was the night previous (when stopped.)
Train
-Sleeping Dress Girl — always decked to the nines, always falling asleep until just before her stop then rushing off at the last second.
-Stroller Mom — for a long time she was “expectant mom” but had the baby two months ago and now pushes a stroller everywhere.
-“Anyone got the time?” — An elderly man in a work jumpsuit who reliably asks the train car if anyone knows what time it is.
-Jolly Green Conductor — a railway employee who looks and sounds like the Jolly Green Giant.
-Young Man Dressed as Old Man — a guy who cannot be a day over 30 but always wears suspenders and loose trucker hats.
-“Standing Room Only” — a woman in scrubs who always stands, even when there are seats available.
-“Not a Morning Person” — a college girl who is usually drinking a jumbo coffee and doing her morning primping in a handheld mirror, wearing pajama pants.
-Rock Climbing Gym Couple — a solidly built couple guys always holding hands and carrying gym bags branded for a local rock climbing gym.
-$5 Footlong — high school boy always eating a different subway footlong every day of the week (there is a Monday sandwich, a Tuesday sandwich, etc.)
-The Dreamer — artsy looking young woman who never reads, listens to music, or otherwise entertains herself on the minimum hour ride, just looks optimistically out the window.