Claire Blechman captured the scene at the Salem commuter-rail stop shortly before 9 a.m. She reports some people opened an unmanned door on an outbound train and got on, which is either very dumb or very smart.
Sid Murlidhar was part of the throng lined up for a ferry in Higham shortly after 9:
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People can't get to work
By mediaseth
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 9:59am
People I know couldn't get on trains and better have understanding bosses because they can not get to work.
What about essential personnel who rely on the T like nurses and such?
I'm not mad at the Pats fans. I'm mad at the T. What else is new?
I'm mad at the city
By BostonDog
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:05am
The T can only increase capacity so much and they are already running at peak during rush hour.
I'm mad at Walsh and the other jokers who think it's cool to have a major parade in the middle on the city on a workday with little notice. They could schedule it at 8pm during the week or anytime on the weekend and everyone would be better off.
And fuck the players if they claim they're too busy to come back to a parade the following weekend.
But what if
By Sock_Puppet
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:17am
They have an important invitation to eat cold hamberders?
Exactly!
By Boston_res
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:17am
Excellent post
Agreed
By mediaseth
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:40am
I should have added that I don't understand why it's in the middle of a workday, also.
Schedule is tight
By In The Know
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:56am
Unfortunately, once the Super Bowl (or World Series) is over, there is only a very small window of opportunity to get a team engaged in a parade. Once these championship games are over, they are essentially discharged and most go off on long trips with family, return to out-of-state family associations, and similar. So the only time such a parade can happen with a majority of teammates is within the few days after the championship game. Any delay results in fewer team members being available, and essentially, they would be on their own time. The city's choice was this week only, and Thurs & Fri will be rainy.
So what?
By Scratchie
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 1:49pm
So what?
Exactly. So what.
By Pete Nice
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 1:55pm
So what if your late for work. Get up earlier and ride your bike in. It was a great day for that.
from Providence?
By BethC
Wed, 02/06/2019 - 9:12am
Sure, I'll give that a try next year.
And not everyone has the luxury of being able to show up late for work without putting their job in jeopardy.
Not trying to be a jerk here but....
By Pete Nice
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:14am
There are 11 commuter trains that will pick you up in Beverly before 08:33 (Am I reading that right? That seems like a lot of trains). I'm guessing the 05:33 train wasn't filled with parade goers, and I'm not saying people should have to get out of bed at 04:30 because of a parade. But I would not have a problem getting up two hours early for one day.
If the 6:53 train was too crowded then maybe I'm wrong.
a parade isn't an emergency or a random event
By cinnamngrl
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:30am
Not only would the transportation be better on the weekend, but it would be better for the economy. All the lunch eateries that basically shut down for the weekend could feed the fans. All the parents at my office made their kids go to school and feel sad now. Wouldn't it be better to choose between hockey practice and parade, than school and parade?
While I was on the 6:30 AM
By Jason Stevens
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:34am
While I was on the 6:30 AM out of Rockport and it was standing room only from Beverly on. I can only imagine it was worse from there on out. I do not even what to imagine what I will see when I try and hop the 5 PM back home. They need to add cars to those trains to add capacity. Then they need to add more trains on days like today.
Not the fault of the MBTA.
By Anthony
Fri, 02/08/2019 - 11:39am
The Transportation problems to and from Patriots parade was not the MBTA’s fault. It is the fault of
too many people attempting to ride the system during the rush hour. It was also the fault of the organizers of the parade who scheduled it in a weekday rather than the weekend. It is also the fault of politicians, like Governor Baker and the Pioneer Institute who are constantly weakening the system.
It is also fault of the public who expect limousine service at dollar store prices. And complain every two years when the fares have to increase, so that the MBTA budget can keep out with inflation.
Tired of winning
By Grant Young
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:16am
Boy are we jaded. Championship parades are an annoyance now.
The view from Mansfield
By Mjolnir
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:35am
This was from around 8:05
[img]https://i.imgur.com/Zc8hGQvr.jpg[/img]
Mansfield PD says trains are
By oddjob60
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:38am
Mansfield PD says trains are *arriving* full, suggest parade-goers look for another way into town.
Also, sounds like the
By oddjob60
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:39am
Also, sounds like the Franklin line was/is stopped because of a person hit in Norwood.
My 7:20AM commuter rail from
By BL gal
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:09am
My 7:20AM commuter rail from Boston Landing was (luckily) empty, but my co-workers train at the same time from Endicott was packed. I feel for people (like me) that just need to get to work today, and can't because the trains are filling up and then running express to Boston. This isn't our first parade, seems there should have been a better plan.
Got on a packed train
By anon
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 12:22pm
At Readville which originated in Norwood because of the fool hit, not a single fare was collected. Mind you, most of the people on the train were not monthly pass holders.
All those strange people entering the city.
By jmeltzer
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 12:54pm
Wearing uniforms and colors, too.
Something must be done!
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