Red Wing wrote:So quick question about Readville. Was there ever a track connection from the Franklin line to the NEC on the Wolcott square side of the NEC going inbound towards South Station?
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:The loop at unused Yard 5 used to let you be able to go (non-revenue only). . .
NEC/Franklin southbound->NEC/Franklin northbound
NEC/Franklin southbound->Fairmount northbound // Fairmount southbound->NEC/Franklin northbound
Red Wing wrote:Thanks for the answer guys.
Makes me wonder two things. If you move the Fairmount lines platforms to the other side of the bridge how far would it have to be moved to include Franklin trains to consolidate most of the platforms for the station. I would suspect an island platform would be best for less confusion for passengers and Fairmount trains laying over in the station. Would this be worth it? Also adding track to the NEC from the other side of the bridge towards South Station if possible. Would this reduce congestion on the NEC?
dowlingm wrote:According to Trimet, MBTA holds 18 options on Nippon Sharyo DMUs. Mind you, it's on a fairly poorly proofread presentation...
http://www.trimet.org/pdfs/meetings/boa ... 4-9-14.pdf
BostonUrbEx wrote:"Options" are purchase rights at a contracted price.dowlingm wrote:All I got out of that is that the MBTA is looking to purchase 18 DMU's -- don't see anything about Nippon Sharyo and the MBTA, or having 18 different options to chose from.Trimet wrote:Only two additional procurements, both as Option Orders on SMART Contract
• SMART Order: 7 DMUs (14 cars)
• Metrolinx Option: 18 cars
• MBTA Option: 18 cars
octr202 wrote:Some time ago, the SMART DMU proposal by Nippon Shayro included a "C" car (I think that's what they called it) that was set up with a conventional MU cab/nose, versus the streamlined nose cones often depicted on some of these designs. Think of a Silverliner V or a New York M-7 or 8, but cordless.
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