I’ve ridden public transit, usually the subway (or, here in Chicago, the El) all over the globe. But based on this photo gallery, I’d say that the Moscow subway has to take the cake for things you’d see nowhere else.

Take for instance this guy:

I know, you’re thinking, There’s no way that guy is just sitting there with an assault rifle on the Moscow metro. And you’d be correct. Based on the safety goggles around his neck (more clearly in another picture which doesn’t feature the rifle as prominently), I’m guessing it’s an airsoft rifle.

But still, I’d probably be lucky if all I got was arrested if I hauled something like that onto the CTA. Some yahoo would probably decide to do something more than See Something, Say Something.