State officials, MBTA workers celebrate the end of T slow zones (photo by governor's office).
State officials this morning officially celebrated the removal of the last official slow zone on the MBTA, on the Green Line specifically - after more than 20 years of subway slow zones. Not all riders were able to join in the celebrations, though, because they were outside shivering in the cold waiting for a Red Line shuttle bus due to a cracked rail near Wollaston.
Also this morning: Switch problems near Haymarket on the Green Line and a dead train near Aquarium on the Blue Line.
Yesterday, there were delays on the Orange Line due to switch problems at Forest Hills.
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Where's Waldo
By g
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 12:02pm
Or Monica Tibbits-Nutt?
See the Bruce Mohl story in today's Globe. I was hopeful but things aren't really looking great for the Transportation Revenue Task Force.
Nutt
By SwirrlyGirl
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 12:25pm
I was thinking the same. You figure the Transportation Czar would be in the picture. Maybe its because the T is so bad she drives in (her own words)
Whutt?
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 2:28pm
Not my comment.
I'm flattered ... butt ...
[img=200x100]https://www.omnibusgallery.com/lx/lx-12141.jpg[/img]
Interesting story. Wow.
By Frelmont
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 12:58pm
Interesting story. Wow.
There’s no Wikipedia entry on the Secretary Tibbits-Nutt.
There is a Wikipedia entry on her predecessor, Secretary Fiandaca, but it doesn’t say why she left*.
*
“No results found”
https://mbtaadvisoryboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2...
Red Line signal problems for the last 4 days
By anon
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 12:14pm
The Red Line has sucked more than usual starting Friday and continuing through right now.
There were 15-45 minute delays due to signal problems every single day, some lasting 2-3 days.First there was Broadway. then JFK, then Quincy, and right now Braintree.
The cracked rail was fixed I guess.The T is no longer mentioning it on their website.
I know its very cold , but WTF?
Bad Situation, but Nothing Here to See
By Subway Rob
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 6:37pm
There's nothing wrong with feeling frustrated at the occurrence, though after "I know it's very cold", there's no "but".
Temps in the teens = potential for cracked/broken rail. Despite this not being a new concept, it's revisited yearly as if we've never seen such a thing.
Ashmont Line too
By Wayne
Tue, 12/24/2024 - 9:02am
No "cracked rails" on this line and we've been experiencing the same unexplained delays since Friday
Let's not have another twenty years
By jmeltzer
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 12:15pm
until the "no more switching problems" celebration.
And ...
By anon
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 3:24pm
No more "cold/hot weather" issues for reasonably extreme temps.
But the subway has issues
By jmeltzer
Tue, 12/24/2024 - 8:46am
even during "just right" weather. :-(
The elf standing beside the GM
By anon
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 12:20pm
Is he one of the new fare collection rangers starting pay 90,000 a year?
Explains why I ran into Phil Eng
By turlach
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 2:09pm
This morning I was headed to work on the green line and noticed Phil Eng on my train. I had to say thank you for the work. We all know the T still has lots of work but it is so much better than it was a year ago when I was averaging a 50% chance I was walking vs taking the train.
He did say they had a fair bit of signaling to work on. And me being me I had to mention things like escalators and stairs matter too. If you can't get to the platform the trains running don't do you much good.
I even took a selfie with him so I can show Dukakis next time I see him in the neighborhood. Joking not joking.
He's done a good job so far.
By Brandon Mills
Tue, 12/24/2024 - 10:07am
Fixing slow zones in a year was no small tasks. I admit, I was disheartened by the red line issues since the snow on Wednesday, but as a whole, the T has come far. Looking forward to more progress.
Now look at them. Where are
By anon
Mon, 12/23/2024 - 9:45pm
Now look at them. Where are they present when we need them?
Is this the second or third
By Don't Panic
Tue, 12/24/2024 - 12:39am
Is this the second or third time We've celebrated the end of slow zones on the T?
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