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Part of the Braintree line is dead; reason will have you scratching your head
By adamg on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 5:47am
UPDATE, 7 a.m.: Equipment removed, T reports "minor" residual delays.
The T is running shuttle buses between North Quincy and JFK/UMass due to "disabled work equipment" at Savin Hill. A T spokesman adds:
MBTA crews are on scene, working hard to get the piece of equipment off the main line. Customers may also board Commuter Rail trains at Braintree, Quincy Center and JFK for service into South Station. Customers are asked to allow extra time to commute.
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#worldclassbaby
World Class Transit System, I tell ya!
/s
And the powers that be want us to pay more for such service? riiiiiight.
aaand
It's now delayed in the opposite direction
#worldclass
Winter resiliency!
Winter resiliency!
Sorry, Somerville needs that
Sorry, Somerville needs that Green Line extension, it's really suffering.
If the green line extension
If the green line extension had been built as required over a decade ago, the red line on the north side of downtown would not have such severe crowding, which slows trains. Additionally, when breakdowns occur there would be another line customers could use (the way there are many bridges across the Charles so if they are working on one people can take another, not everyone needs to take the rt 28 bridge). If Baker hadnt killed the DMU order for the Fairmount line and instead made the fairmount equal to other subway lines, that would do something similar to the southern red line. As it is, the state and Baker are saying "buy a car" if you want to get a reliable way to get to Boston, especially to the Seaport Raceway area. We will see how that works out. So far the car-first planning of the seaport by the state and Menino in the first phases has resulted in horrible traffic and a bus line that has been over capacity for years with much more buildout to go and no plans to make a real subway line there.
Time for some George Costanza out of the box management
thinking. Why don't we run shuttle busses in place of the trains and run trains when the shuttle buses break down. Problem solved.
Oh great now you've done it!
Oh great now you've done it! The legislature will authorize spending a few million to 'study' that idea.
Dont worry, Baker is working on UberChopper
Don't worry, Baker is working on a helipad and Marty is working to add another bridge for cars and trucks into Fort Point. Uber has a helicopter sharing service similar to their car service where you can use your phone to summon a helicopter. Just be patient, Baker and Marty are planning for the future.
http://fortune.com/2015/10/29/uberchopper-could-solve-transportation-pro...
Baker has to underfund and destroy the T through neglect so there will be enough money for projects like this that will help people like him and his business bros from Harvard Business School to get around.
Baker has no control over the
Baker has no control over the T funding. That's your Democratic friends in the Legislature.
Baker has been governor for 13 months. The T has been collapsing for 16 years, throughout the Romney and Patrick administration, and whoever was governor even before that. It just finally fell on its face a year ago, due to maintenance neglect caused by the Legislature's broken funding model.
But don't let objective facts stand in the way of your axe-grinding.
but
Baker is "Mr Fix it". He says he can fix all of it.
Good God.
It is not just the trains that become disabled but now the equipment!
Last year, didn't they have a
Last year, didn't they have a train break down followed by a rescue train (sent to pick up the passengers) break down?
So now the work equipment can't even get to and from its work fixing the decrepitude without breaking down from its own decrepitude.
#worldclass transit system indeed.
Sort of
In my early February debacle (which was chronicled in part here on Uhub) the issue was the power/third rail for the rescue train.
Extra time?
"...allow extra time to commute?" I already allow a minimum of 1.5 hours to make my 6 mile commute. Maybe I'll just start sleeping under my desk (speaking of George Costanza).
Full disclosure: the red line is not part of my daily commute, but as far as I can tell, every part of the T stinks. I know the buses certainly do.
Rapid transit that runs at a
Rapid transit that runs at a walking pace.
Minor good news
Wow, some good news about the Red Line this week. From MassDOT email alerts: