Oh, hey, look at that abandoned Green Line tunnel heading south.
Vanshnookeragen has updated his detailed MBTA track map - which shows not just Boston-area train routes on a geographically accurate map, but details of station platforms and abandoned tracks - to include the Green Line Extension. You can download a PDF or buy a large print suitable for framing.
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Ghost Harvard
By Don't Panic
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 9:45am
Does he have Ghost Harvard on the Red Line?
wasn't sure what I was looking at, at first
By JJ
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 10:11am
At first glance it appears to be a weird combination of the NYC MTA and the periodic table of the elements.
So it's not just me. Good. I
By Vicki
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 6:59pm
So it's not just me. Good. I got as far as trying to figure out what element Oc was before I read the explanation.
If he's gonna rip off NYC: might as well show the T's concourses
By anon
Sat, 11/09/2019 - 1:58pm
The nearly dead mall concourse at DTX. The lifesaver tunnel at State, the one block gap separating riders from walking between Red and Blue at State / DTX, etc.
Other way around ...
By adamg
Sat, 11/09/2019 - 3:54pm
He started up here, drawing all sorts of T maps, before moving to NYC.
Reading is fundamental
By Bob Leponge
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 10:24am
Does he have ghost Harvard on the Red Line?
When you click through to the link right there in the message to which you are responding, do you see ghost Harvard?
i remember my ears almost
By schneidz
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 12:15pm
i remember my ears almost bleeding every time pulling into or out of harvard.
Gubmint Centa was loud too.
By anon
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:50pm
Gubmint Centa was loud too.
I recall greased rails when they perform sound testing.
I miss the open fare gate at
By Cheater
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:49pm
I miss the open fare gate at Brattle.
Probably because
By anon!
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 3:44pm
the platforms are stacked
vanshnookeragen dot com is not secure
By anon
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 9:45am
The linked pdf and website are not secure according to Chrome. And perhaps not coincidentally my anti virus program prevented an attempted malicious intrusion 3 times in one minute shortly after I visited the site. For a variety of reasons, I believe the intrusion may have come from the linked site, not any other source.
Be forewarned.
The site not being "secure"
By Tim Mc.
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 11:34am
The site not being "secure" only affects whether your ISP can spy on or tamper with the connection. A "secure site" can still deliver malware.
(AV software is also notorious for false positives, since how else will you feel like you got your money's worth?)
oh well
By johnmcboston
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 8:02pm
Secure or not the PDF web site is no longer valid....
The portal under Eliot Norton
By anon
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 10:06am
The portal under Eliot Norton Park needs to be reactivated and the Silver Line to Dudley Square should be converted to a Green Line Branch like it used to be under the 1960s. The branch could then be extended down the length of Blue Hill Ave (maybe even elevate it on a modern concrete structure at some points where it is tight) and hook up with the Mattapan Line.
A spur over to South Station through that portal could go down Broadway in South Boston for a North/South Rail Link that would also help alleviate traffic from all the Southie condos.
That is exactly what was originally proposed
By roadman
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 11:21am
as a replacement for the Washington Street elevated. In short, the light rail plan was scrapped in favor of the current BRT (Barely Rapid Transit) system when some activists complained that light rail tracks were an unacceptable barrier that would unfairly divide the neighborhood.
This is why the Silver Line is often dubbed the "Silver Lie".
Equal or Better
By NorthEnd3r
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:21pm
Check out the documentary, Equal or Better: The Story of the Silver Line (2012), for more: https://vimeo.com/40582561
That was great!
By Don't Panic
Thu, 11/07/2019 - 6:23am
Thanks for sharing.
FaRrFeGnÜgEn
By Old Groucho
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 10:22am
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Love his maps, but Van if you
By Camberville
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 10:37am
Love his maps, but Van if you're reading this, one typo stood out to me: it's Lansdowne, not Landsdown.
(also, I seem to recall they're rebranding Lowell St to Magoun Sq? Or maybe just Magoun? I could be wrong though)
Magoun says
By jmeltzer
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 12:36pm
No Square. Magoun.
Wrong Road
By Mac
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 1:03pm
That's definitely Route 1A running next to the airport, not Route 1.
Van forgot to include some of the Silver Line Spaghetti
By anon
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:02pm
If added, it would highlight how horrible the Silver Line system is.
Also note
By Ari O
Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:33pm
The Grand Junction now ties in to the southernmost Fitchburg Track, and I believe the rest of that crossover and associated trackage has been eliminated.
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