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Not something you see every day: Green Line trolley causes Pike delay
By adamg on Thu, 05/04/2017 - 10:22am
Why should T riders have all the fun? Roving UHub photographer Sean Owen reports car traffic being slowed to a crawl out by 128 this morning thanks to a slow-moving Green Line trolley (no doubt on its way to upstate New York to be refurbished).
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delays for riders only
Green Line trolleys usually cause delays for riders only
still the fastest
a B line train has ever moved
No doubt
There's one dude with eyes closed and headphones on who missed the "This train is going express - next stop, Pittsfield" announcements. I mean, I've zoned out and missed one stop a couple of times, so I can sympathize.
Pardon my nitpick
The location in the photo is the ramp from I-95 north to I-90, which normally backs up on a good day - even without an oversized load. It is not the Turnpike mainline.
Here and I thought
It was the Huntington Turnpike.
no you fool
some fish were late for school
Express to Riverside!
Express to Riverside!
Was on a refurbed one yesterday
Pretty sure they haven't but any, right?
Thing was pristine. Didn't even feel the urge to wash my hands when I got to work.
(But I did anyway!)
I agree, the rebuilt cars are nice
However, I've noticed one possible flaw. Every time I've been on a train where a rebuilt Type 7 is coupled with a Type 8, the robo-voice station announcements don't work properly. Normally, the announcement starts OK and is then interrupted with a burst of static before it cuts out.
I've noted that this issue doesn't occur when a non-rebuilt Type 7 is coupled with a Type 8, or when two Type 8s are coupled together (yes, that often happens).
Robo Voices
Not the point you're trying to make but the robo voices everywhere are screwed up and have been since the system was installed. It's embarrassing for the state. Often when it's a three syllable word it will not say the last the last one. So instead of "Remember" it will pronounce "Remem". South Weymouth becomes "South Wayne".
How many years and they haven't fix this yet?
Affordable public transportation advocacy.
Compare advocacy for affordable public transportation for Boston with NYC
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/nyc-has-an-affordability-crisis-so-why-...