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Yeah, somehow the updated maps make it seem more real than, oh, the heavy construction going on a block from my house.
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rethcir wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:35 pm It is actually happening.. amazing after all these yearsThe GLX line to Tufts (and beyond) had been officially planned starting in 1945. The original plan did not include the branch to Union Square. So it's been in the works since WW II and it's great to see it built in my lifetime - I'm 71.
BandA wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 4:32 pm 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 going to be expensive. As for the fare, transit projects and operations are never covered by fares alone. Tax funds are always needed.
Maverickstation1 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:58 am EDIT: Also, from the article above, B and C will both now terminate at Gov't Center!The loop was rebuilt for trains coming from the north. It can't be used by the B,C,D,E trains.
Yeah !, ever since Govt Center was rebuilt, and the turning loop there rehabbed, it may ZERO sense not to have all B trolleys run to and from Govt Center.
Ken