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When Silver Line buses go bad

By adamg on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 8:30pm

The Lone Rider adds them to his list of Silver Line buses he will never get on again. Latest on his list: Bus 1131, which broke down in the Ted Williams Tunnel, causing a horrific traffic jam that meant it took him 47 minutes to get from Logan to South Station.

Alicia, meanwhile, uses her BlackBerry to report that the driver on the 7 bus is actually going too fast:

... She is speeding like crazy and then slams on the breaks if she has to pick someone up. Everyone's heads are whipping forward when she finally decides to break last minute. If there is a service slowdown going on, this chick is definitely boycotting it. Ugh, I need a barf bag. ...

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The T
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Silver Line
South Station
Logan Airport
buses
Ted Williams Tunnel


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Comments

By DarkSun on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 10:06pm.

...these things do happen. And there is nothing much anyone can do about it.

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By Brett on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 10:24pm.

Can they put the catenary wires back on Centre street and give us some of those busses?

Seriously, if Cambridge and Watertown can get them trackless trolleys, why can't JP? They're more efficient and a hell of a lot quieter- the bendy busses in JP are painfully loud if you're walking down the street.

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By Arborway on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 11:45am.

If they did that, then someone would claim overhead wires did not fit the historical character of JP. *snicker* Also, that it would destroy local businesses.

You know it's true.

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By Motive on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 11:12pm.

... it's spelled "brake."

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By got2trotlibrarian on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 6:57am.

Yes, it's true. I'm a homophonbic.

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