emannths wrote:I'd be really happy if I lived west of Natick. But selfishly, as someone that commutes from Wellesley Square, I can't say I like it.
The EGE wrote:Emannths, you're definitely right in your complaints. Frankly the line needs to be fully split - like many longer lines are - into Framingham locals and Worcester expresses, so that all stops get fair service
You mean the original Riverside Station? What I'd like to see is a fully Automatic Train Operation shuttle running from Riverside green line to Auburndale Station. Use an orange line car (or two), enclose the existing track with double chain link fence, with motion detectors to keep out the two and four legged coyotes. Either third rail or catanery, whichever is safer and more reliable. East of the junction, restore a third track for the short distance along the mainline, widening the pike bridge, butting the shuttle right up to the existing platform, or if you want to cheap out put shuttle platform west of the pike bridge with a foot path under that bridge and Woodland Rd bridge, about 800 ft. Note that Auburndale and the original Riverside Station are about 1,200 feet apart apart, which is probably why Riverside stop was discontinued in the mid 70s. Such a shuttle would be a boost to Auburndale Square, and take some drivers off the Ma$$ Pike/128/riverside parking lot.Komarovsky wrote:Has the T ever thought of building a permanent station where the green line meets the Worcester line right inside 128 and reworking the Newton stops to work with the D line(maybe get rid of them?).
BandA wrote:You mean the original Riverside Station? What I'd like to see is a fully Automatic Train Operation shuttle running from Riverside green line to Auburndale Station. Use an orange line car (or two), enclose the existing track with double chain link fence, with motion detectors to keep out the two and four legged coyotes. Either third rail or catanery, whichever is safer and more reliable. East of the junction, restore a third track for the short distance along the mainline, widening the pike bridge, butting the shuttle right up to the existing platform, or if you want to cheap out put shuttle platform west of the pike bridge with a foot path under that bridge and Woodland Rd bridge, about 800 ft. Note that Auburndale and the original Riverside Station are about 1,200 feet apart apart, which is probably why Riverside stop was discontinued in the mid 70s. Such a shuttle would be a boost to Auburndale Square, and take some drivers off the Ma$$ Pike/128/riverside parking lot.Komarovsky wrote:Has the T ever thought of building a permanent station where the green line meets the Worcester line right inside 128 and reworking the Newton stops to work with the D line(maybe get rid of them?).
daytripper1 wrote:Word came this afternoon; schedule has been delayed until Jan 27. Issue with the elevator at Yawkey.
harshaw wrote:why isn't the MBTA using it's text messaging system with these announcements? People have already seen the new schedule. There isn't anything on mbta.com announcing a change (although they did seem to pull the schedule from http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail ... e=WORCSTER.
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