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Trolley derails near Kenmore, Green Line FUBAR
By adamg on Mon, 08/18/2014 - 10:10am
Mister Jon captured the scene in Kenmore Square, where refugees streamed out of the Green Line after a trolley derailed.
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I hear it might have been a
I hear it might have been a derailment?
'twas
Just east of Kenmore.
Too bad the MBTA
doesn't want to admit that FACT to their passengers. Latest alert
It was, at the switch. No
It was, at the switch. No injuries, minor damage, but huge delay.
Will someone please tell the
Will someone please tell the legislature to stop having wet dreams about casinos and FIX THE MBTA?!
Sorry, that would require
Sorry, that would require money.
can
can anon's stop complaining about Casinos vs the T and realize they are funded two very different ways and it just doesn't work like that.
There's a lot of reasons why the T is the way it is.. and some of it has nothing to do with money or funding.
Gee whiz
Legislative priority: spending time fixing a broken, underfunded, poorly managed transit system vs. spending time on furthering cronyism.
I'd love to hear some of the
I'd love to hear some of the non-money, non-funding reasons, if you have a chance.
I was riding inbound from
I was riding inbound from Fenway when we were asked to get off at Kenmore due to "operational difficulties." Heh.
Not again, Not again
Green line needs to get it's act together. It's a Monday morning and a bad way to start off the work week.
I was there
I was there and it was an extreme chaos, people where frightened, others were taking pictures, an old lady even collapsed in with a heat stroke.
MBTA
More
Bad
Times
Ahead
Must Be Time to Amble
Must
Be
Time to
Amble
Happy fiftieth anniversary MBTA
The T sure knows how to celebrate its anniversary month.
Although, that picture is a nice glimpse just how dependent we are on the correct functioning of this ancient, creaking, underfunded, mismanaged, deteriorating transportation system...
C and D service has resumed
B service still being bussed between Blandford and Kenmore. Latest T alert:
Short trip
Kind of odd that they'd even bother shuttling between Kenmore and Blandford. That's like a 2 minute walk.
They have to
If people want to walk, they can. But the shuttles would be a necessity per ADA law. Just like the 608 loop for the Government Center shutdown.
Alas...
It seems Type 8's really hate Mondays, too.
So....
...tell me why...
Except that...
it was a type 7 that derailed.
Interesting article in todays
Interesting article in todays (8/18) about how NYC transit is welding rails on its subway system. This reduces derailments.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/welding-the-subway-rails-1408324367
I can't find an answer either
I can't find an answer either way, but I believe there's some welded rail on the MBTA subway lines.