Search

Going back to when Government Center station was "Scollay Square", and the "Brattle Square" station was still in use, and the Adams Square station still existed. What trains ran on the Brattle Square loop adjacent to the Scollay Square station? Where did they come from? Looking ...

Kind of ironic that the Montreal Metro and the Paris Metro subway systems use "rubber tired vehicles" on their subway trains. Are they banned from discussion on Railroad.Net?

But there is no corresponding westbound connection You're right. If a Green Line branch were built from here to Everett/Chelsea, then the inbound leg of the new line would have to either dip under or fly over the GLX mainline. My idea for a flyover for the inbound leg is shown in yellow: https://li...

From discussions on Archboston.com, it could be for a future Green Line branch to Everett and Chelsea via Sullivan.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/05/13/metro-transit-future/ -- in today’s WashPost - Metro’s estimate...doesn’t bode well for Metro commuters - may be the same all around the country like the MBTA - the new normal... DC has mostly Government employees who are still remote working...

My understanding is that because Cambridge St. was roughly doubled in width in the 60s, all the utilities are on one side and the other side is relatively clear underneath. Cambridge Street was widened to its current width in the 1920s. There were small adjustments done to the width in the 60's whe...

What bothers me about this layout is: How would a further Blue Line extension to Kenmore Square (along the Charles River) fit into this?

Was it worth the project overspend? What would the fare need to be in order to recoup the project costs? The GLX project cut costs from the original design by simplifying the design of the stations and other cost-cutting changes. Any project that requires this many walls and bridge modifications is...

rethcir wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:35 pm It is actually happening.. amazing after all these years

theMainer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:08 pm the T has put Maps including GLX at the new Ruggles platform.

Doesn't look like those outdoor tables on the track is FRA compliant, LOL.

Establishing new trackless trolley lines on streets is pretty much impossible because of public opposition to new overhead lines. They may be possible on separated bus-only routes, but not on existing streets.

Here's a cool photo of an MTA trolley along the Fellsway median by Frank Pfuhler. It was originally BERY, which became the MTA in 1947

Correction: It was Eastern Mass Street Railway busses I used to see in Medford Square back in the early 1960's, not Middlesex and Boston.

Yeah, I remember seeing Middlesex & Boston buses in Medford Square and Arlington Center back in the 1960's when I was a teenager.