Helen Farr Sloan’s lithograph reflects the busyness of a crowded commute on an elevated train in New York City. Within the crowded car, Sloan depicts a variety of social interactions. On the right a woman closes her eyes to rest on her trip, while on the left an impatient traveler looks up at the clock, counting down the minutes to his destination. Sloan spent most of her life in New York and often depicted routine scenes of urban existence. She was considered a member of the Ashcan School along with her husband, John Sloan, and other artists who portrayed everyday experiences in New York during the end of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries.