jrc520 wrote:3424 is static for the foreseeable future. There isn't enough money or know how to get it running, nor enough interest. It's currently out front.
jrc520 wrote:...One other point I do like about the Boeings - the lines. As delivered, the visual lines were wonderful. The covers over the articulation really gave it a clean look. Didn't make up for the fact that they were mostly junk as delivered, but I'll be damned if they didn't look good.
NaugyRR wrote:The last time I rode the T was on a Type 7 from Lechmere when the viaduct was still in operation. We stayed at a hotel right on the river where I could look out and see Red Line trains cross the bridge and Green Line trains on the viaduct.
NaugyRR wrote:I think I'm due for a nostalgia trip back to Boston to explore the T, especially now that Government Center is reopened (my family would always make a trip to Quincy Market when we were in town). The Boeings may be gone, but I would like to check out the Mattapan PCC's and try to catch a rebuilt Kinki. I wonder if that hotel on the river near Lechmere is still there. I'm sure the Howard Johnsons behind Fenway is loooong gone, haha. One of my favorite memories of the hotel by Fenway was walking around the corner and up the street (stopping to get fresh roasted nuts on game days of course!) towards the Citgo sign with my Dad, and standing on an overpass with what must've been the 'Pike below, watching the purple commuter rail trains alongside the highway. As a child I remember getting a kick out of them being purple, haha.
jwhite07 wrote:the challenge will be catching a non-rebuild in original paint!
jwhite07 wrote:...Regarding Naugy's trip plans, if you live it up and stay at the Indigo hotel adjacent to Riverside, you can probably get a better deal on a room facing that "dirty ugly railroad yard".I've stayed there before (well, back when it was a cheaper place), but those rooms have a fairly decent view of the west end of the yard. By the way, not going to be a problem catching a rebuilt Type 7 now... the challenge will be catching a non-rebuild in original paint!
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