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I think that I shall never unsee, so much wood on the tracks to Braintree

By adamg on Fri, 08/09/2024 - 10:17pm

At 8:16 p.m., the MBTA reported Red Line delays of up to 30 minutes due to a downed tree on the tracks near Quincy Center. At 8:34 p.m., the T reported bustitution between North Quincy and Quincy Center due to the Kilmerian obstruction. At 9:19 p.m., the T reported it had extended the shuttle service all the way to Braintree. As of 10:15 p.m., the T was reporting the Braintree branch was still blocked by that darned tree.

Neighborhoods: 
Boston
Braintree
Quincy
Topics: 
The T
Free tagging: 
Red Line
Trees


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Comments

By dga on Sat, 08/10/2024 - 12:07pm.

Was the downed tree a brain tree? Interesting possibility - makes you think.

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By cybah on Sun, 08/11/2024 - 12:38pm.

When I was a child, I got taken out of school on a friday in April of 83 to go with my grandparents to their camper in Foxboro to spend the weekend. And on Saturday, we drove to Braintree station and took the Red Line to South Station to the Children's Museum.

I always remembered riding the train and thinking how funny the name "Braintree" was and as if there was an actual tree with a brain instead of branches.

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By Frelmont on Sat, 08/10/2024 - 2:30pm.

Lovely.

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By Frelmont on Sat, 08/10/2024 - 2:32pm.

Dead branches abound throughout metro Boston. Live branches too, covering street lights and signs. No bucks, no branch busters.

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