Red Line another horror show; train slows, then just won't go

By adamg on Wed, 09/24/2014 - 6:02pm

Outbound Red Line train offloaded at Park. Photo by Chuck Giroux.

So there's a defunct train at Charles/MGH. Or maybe it's the train that was offloaded at Kendall. Whatevs, the Red Line is a hot rush-hour mess this evening.

UPDATE: By 6:12, trains were slowly running again, but the problem was they were running so full that people on platforms couldn't get in, given that we don't have any of those Tokyo pushers around here, as Stephanie B. and "A very grateful pedestrian" show us:

Dave Curran made the mistake of looking up to see when he could expect the next train:

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Sat on the train at Central

By Netty on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 12:06am.

Sat on the train at Central Square for 45 minutes because of the disabled train at MGH. Train left Porter at 5:20, got to JFK at 6:44pm. Another sh*t show on the Red Line.

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By Michael on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 8:12am.

Olympics-ready, baby!

I was on an inbound train

By redheadedjen on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 9:04am.

I was on an inbound train from QC station that sat in Downtown Crossing for at least 5 minutes, when I gave up and ran through the tunnel to get to Park Street so I could get to my evening class on time. I beat the train to Park Street. I saw all the people on the platform as I went to get on the other side of the Green Line.

New T slogans?

By lbb on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 11:17am.

Think of how much fun it would be to create some old-fashioned inter-service rivalry in the MBTA.

"The Red Line: making the Green Line look good"