Blue Line

Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, Blue Line-a-phone

adamg — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:54:11 -0400

Michaela reports that on a Blue Line ride from Maverick to Government Center yesterday afternoon, not only did the conductor not pick up the phone, he or she left the PA on so all the passengers could enjoy the ringing, too:

What's the deal, MBTA? Why didn't anyone pick up a phone that was ringing in the conductor's cab? So annoying. I'm actually pretty intrigued no matter how annoying it was. Who was on the other line? Who called the train?

Shiny new Blue Line trains do little for commuters if they never show up

adamg — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:18:50 -0400

Lewis Forman is not a happy Blue Line camper this week. He recounts a 25-minute wait for a train during rush hour this morning - which follows a 20-minute wait on Wednesday and a 14-minute wait on Monday:

... I was the only one in the station when I missed the train at the beginning. By the time I was stepping onto the train and looked behind me, Maverick Station was yellow safety band to back wall packed with increasingly angry and frustrated people. Some asked the MBTA "officials" that were there but were just sent back to wait with everyone else with a shrug and not even an attempt to use the walkie talkies that were attached to their hips. Just another case of the high quality customer service you expect from a transit system.

Hopefully this gets ironed out or some explanation is provided. However a trip to work that normally takes 30 minutes door to door for me is now almost a full hour. At that rate, I could swim from my condo, and walk to the Hancock building. ...

The first regularly scheduled six-car Blue Line train

adamg — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:48:27 -0400

Photo.

MBTA increasing capacity on the Blue, Green and Red lines

adamg — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:48:04 -0400

The T announced today it's adding more cars to the three lines during rush hours - and making some service enhancements to some bus lines - starting this week.

The news comes as the T also announces continued record ridership: The T carried 34.7 million passengers in July, compared to 31.4 million the previous July.

The biggest jump will occur on the Blue Line - which saw a 25% jump in ridership - where six-car trains will begin regular rush-hour service the week of Sept. 15 (although they will not initially replace all of the four-car trains).

Some additional cars on the Green Line will mean at least 2.7% more passengers will be able to cram into trolleys at rush hour, while the Red Line is gaining three additional trains during the morning and afternoon commutes.

Bus changes:

Fire @ Govt Center T

sheenaspleena — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:03:55 -0400

There's a fire at Government Center T station.
It was repoerted @ 10am, but they're still announcing it now, without any details.

If you've got it, flaunt it

adamg — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:12:47 -0400

Alex Howell snaps a Blue Line rider wearing possibly the biggest belt buckle on the subway.

Somebody's not paying attention to those anti-groping ads on the T

adamg — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:53:40 -0400

Fabulously Out There reports on a perv rubbing up against her on the Blue Line:

... My suggestion for you: Go to the store. Get yourself a nice Penthouse magazine and your almost used up jar of Vaseline and some tissues and, you know, take care of business at home, because next time, this German might actually SAY something to you, and trust me, there is a lot cursing depth in this blond head. ...

Six-car trains on the Blue Line soon

adamg — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:27:51 -0400

Aabhowell can't wait.

Four Blue Line stops to be closed for repairs this summer

adamg — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:09:46 -0400

Wonderland, Wood Island, Revere Beach and Beachmont, with staggered closings starting June 21 with Wonderland. Shuttle-bus service during the closings.

Blue Line riders now have better odds of getting a new train; getting pulled off tracks by strangers

adamg — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:16:23 -0400

The Lone Rider reports the second new train has gone into service on the Blue Line - and provides updates on train painting/refurbishing on the other lines.

Meanwhile, Joey, new to the US, reports on a fun day at Revere Beach today - which ended at the Blue Line station where she watched a guy beat up a cop and two strangers jump onto the tracks to pull up a drunk guy who'd fallen there:

... I thought that was so brave! Luckily there was no train approaching otherwise it could have ended in a nightmare...what a day!