Riders aren't supposed to ride in the spaces between cars on commuter rail, but, eh, whadaya gonna do, right, Fitchburg Line riders? Finn, who was among those lucky riders around 7 a.m., reports a conductor's reassuring words:
If you're in there, make sure you hold on.
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I imagine we'd start having
By anon
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 9:31am
I imagine we'd start having outright riots at train stations if the T ever tried to enforce any sort of overcrowding-related safety rules like that "no one in the vestibule" thing.
MBTA / Keolis
By John Costello
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 9:47am
Using John Henry's business delivery model to perfection.
What the hell is wrong with this region? Miracle drug to cure what you got? App to diagnose your dog's depression? Math matrix that allows for moon colonization? No problem.
Get a newspaper on time or effectively deliver you on 1835 developed technology? Hah!
It's basically the oldest
By anon
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 2:05pm
It's basically the oldest part of the country and our infrastructure and what have you grew organically rather than the big boring copy and paste development in most other parts of the country. That's what gives our region it's charm but also gives us these problems.
Commuter rail peeve
By Elmer Fudd
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 10:41am
That rider with a back pack. Take it off and make yourself small, you're taking up space where people can stand.
Re: Commuter rail pet peeve
By The Frying Pan ...
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 1:17pm
Agree completely. That goes for trolleys, buses, and the subway too.
-- She, who uses a back pack
Backpack taken off will still occupy floor space
By Ron Newman
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 2:16pm
so I'm not sure how much of a win that would be.
It's still better
By Waquiot
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 3:12pm
The backpack on the shoulder is occupying a horizontal plane where people have a lot more mass than the plane where people's legs are.
And yes, at the age of 45, I just bought a new backpack that I bring to work. It's taken off before the doors to the train open.
Another problem
By jillian
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 4:51pm
Many backpack wearers seem to forget they are wearing one (or don't care), and move their body as if they're not. It's quite easy to get hit in a small space.
I take the bus frequently, and red/green/orange lines occasionally, but imagine it's much the same as the commuter rail.
I've been hit in the face more than a few times with someone's backpack, while I've been sitting and they've been passing. Not fun. It's slightly less un-fun to be hit in another part of your body while you're also standing, but still not pleasant.
Could be worse
By Markk02474
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 10:44am
[img]http://indosurflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04... places like Indonesia and India, people ride on the roof too.
And their service
By ChrisInEastie
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 12:00pm
is still probably more reliable.
please
By Malcolm Tucker
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 2:08pm
Don't give them any ideas.
Is this the result of the new commuter rail schedule?
By Ron Newman
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 11:03am
Are there now fewer inbound trains in the morning than there were before the December schedule change?
No, apparently it was a short
By Saul
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 11:14am
No, apparently it was a short train.
https://twitter.com/fezunit/status/683984143441473536
There's actually one more Fitchburg train with the new schedule (previously there was an hour gap in North Station arrivals between 8:49 and 9:49).
Yes, the schedules are almost
By anon
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 6:40pm
Yes, the schedules are almost the same as they were. The big changes were put on hold for further review.
They didn't end up changing
By Sean117
Tue, 01/05/2016 - 8:42am
They didn't end up changing the schedule.
More evidence that this
By anon
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 2:02pm
More evidence that this region can't easily add many more people with out major congestion problems.
If additional people would be
By anon
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 6:41pm
If additional people would be riding the commuter rail rather than driving, we can certainly accommodate them. With the existing track and station capacity, trains could be much more frequent, and longer as well.
Where would they live in this housing market?
By anon
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 8:30pm
That just seems very idealistic. Even so there is still a bunch of driving for things other than work.
If the area near a commuter
By anon
Tue, 01/05/2016 - 3:32pm
If the area near a commuter rail station looks like South Acton, enact public policies to encourage it to develop like Wakefield.
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