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The old GLX site had all of the proposed maintenance facility locations including the one that was settled upon, but I can't find it at the moment. So I drew an extremely rough map. "Seacost Distillers" has already relocated.
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Epsilon wrote:Well as I recall there are supposed to be two extensions, one to Union Square and one to West Medford... My guess is that the C and E will be through-routed... though it might make sense to send all the C/E to West Medford and the D/B to Union Square, which would add a lot more service to the north end of the line. (Would probably require a new car order, though)They have plenty of type 9s coming with type 10s in design phase
RenegadeMonster wrote:Question about the GLX.I can't remember exactly where the info is (so many different websites and project restarts at this point) but I recall the idea being that the D and the E will extend along the two new branches and the B and C will continue to run as they do now.
Does anyone know what train patters might look like. For example, will all trains run past Park Street once it goes online?
Or will they have new line letters and routes that just run on the new extension?
Arlington wrote:Beyond that, yes, pressure will build for Extending the D/C from College Ave to Mystic Valley Parkway and extending the E from Union to Porter Sq or Alewife/Waverly.I'd say that anywhere within the red circle on this map could support at least Green Line (Light Rail) service if not subway service (Red, Blue, Orange).
But also note that the Orange at 5min headways is going to be a superpower, and communities along the Blue & Orange are going to demand their turn: BL to Lynn, OL to Roslindale & Needham. If it cleans up nice enough, Melrose may even deign to see it extended to Reading.
Arlington wrote:The next $1B to be spent is already being dialed in: onn the so-called Green Line Transformation (GLT), which is the Type 10 (longer, bigger, 3-car-equivalent train) and modifications to the infrastructure to support it (shaving the walls, eliminating tight loops, upgrading trackside power). MBTA just declined its option on the Type 9, which implies they're going full-speed toward "doing" the Type 10 and GLT.Hi All - am new to the board. Cambridge resident and daily red line commuter.