Seeking to meet its new goal of operating at least 92 percent of its trains on time, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail operator will change its schedules this fall under a new agreement.
The company will reschedule its trains and release new timetables in an attempt to provide better service to customers, according to Mac Daniel, a spokesman for Keolis Commuter Services.
In July, the T revealed it would allow Keolis to spend the money it would have paid in fines for subpar service to hire more employees, including fare collectors. The T will also use “mystery shoppers” — employees whose job is to make sure Keolis fare collectors are doing their jobs.
Rbts Stn wrote: Also adding more "fare collectors" (is that different than "Conductors and Assistant Conductors"?)
WORCESTER — Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito is expected to join MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola at Worcester's Union Station at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to announce upgrades to the Worcester/Framingham commuter rail line.
The officials will discuss upcoming changes to the Worcester/Framingham line's schedule, including "additional service to better meet the needs of commuter rail riders," MassDOT officials said in a press release Tuesday.
The announcement will be made at the station's commuter rail platform, 2 Washington Square.
dbperry wrote:From Masslive.comWORCESTER — Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito is expected to join MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola at Worcester's Union Station at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to announce upgrades to the Worcester/Framingham commuter rail line.
The officials will discuss upcoming changes to the Worcester/Framingham line's schedule, including "additional service to better meet the needs of commuter rail riders," MassDOT officials said in a press release Tuesday.
The announcement will be made at the station's commuter rail platform, 2 Washington Square.
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/ ... nounc.html
The EGE wrote:They're actually implementing something resembling a local-express system (though I'm sure Wellesley will complain somehow).
11 AM peak inbounds: 4 Framingham locals, 1 Worcester local, 5 "zone expresses", and 1 Worcester nonstop
9 PM peak outbounds: 3 Framingham locals, 5 "zone expresses", 1 Worcester nonstop
If "zone expresses" are nonstop Yawkey-Framingham, that'll be great. Even if some pick up some Wellesley or Natick stops it's still an improvement on the existing schedule.
dbperry wrote:That express stop in Wellesley Hills was classic insider politics. Absolutely amazing. I still want the full story on that one. You can see it here (P527)
Rockingham Racer wrote:This is all well and good, but one must wonder why this particular line gets such good service compared to the others. Is there a lot of money out that way? A lot of political pull? Both?
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