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Back on track to the primary topic of this thread.... I just updated the archive with the past (almost a year) of changes.

https://www.dbperry.net/MBTA/

I wrote a long and detailed explanation of why trains switch tracks on the Worcester line a few years back:
https://framwormbta.weebly.com/blog/why ... tch-tracks

Thanks for your feedback stevefol! I assume you refer to this map: https://www.dbperry.net/MBTA/maps/mbtacommuterrailnetwork.pdf While slightly off topic from this thread, I'll offer some background on what it is and where I obtained it. While over at the South Station dispatch theatre - commonly kn...

Updated over the weekend. I've also added links to PDFs of relevant announcements related to the reasons why some schedule changes were implemented...months from now I know I won't remember exactly what happened, so they might be helpful.

https://www.dbperry.net/MBTA/

Dave

Better late than never, but I just updated the archive with the past (almost a year) of changes.

https://www.dbperry.net/MBTA/

Upcoming changes to the CharlieCard / CharlieTicket were discussed at the 12/9/2019 FMCB meeting:

https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/file ... mation.pdf

New blog post about change to operations in the AM. Although I frame the blog post as speculation, my 'guess' at the operational change is accurate. It didn't work perfect on the first few days, and then Thursday AM was a complete AM meltdown, but the couple of days when the operational change worke...

Sorry! Forgot to post this here. Back on Veteran's Day I chased B724 up through Southboro into Marlboro.

https://twitter.com/FramWorMBTA/status/ ... 82144?s=20

Updated for October 2019 schedules, along with a few updates to maps and other files.

https://www.dbperry.net/MBTA/

Deputy General Manager Gonneville, at today's FMCB: "Preliminarily, we have done an assessment into this incident and at this point we have ruled out both the vehicle and the infrastructure as a cause of this incident and at this point in time it does appear to be operator related. The track an...

On page 13, on the picture on the right hand side, my wife is in the purple fleece next to me in my brown jacket...during a drill at almost exactly the same spot as today's derailment. https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/fmcb-meeting-docs/2018/december/2018-12-17-fmcb-acting-gm-accessible.pdf#p...

Around 11 AM on Saturday 6/8/19 a type 8 (#3847) derailed between Kenmore and Fenway. Way too early for me to be making this speculation, but this picture (third and fourth at the link) really makes it look like it split the switch to the Riverside branch. The same passenger reported it was a one ca...

Since the Red Line Test Track is more of an MBTA topic, I posted my reply over there:
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Posting a follow-up to this thread: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=50676&start=45" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Red Line test track is discussed on this project page: https://www.mbta.com/projects/red-line-improvement-program" onclick=...

Bishop St. gates seem to be getting whacked pretty often recently. Back to the original question: 1907 marathon: lead pack of 10-12 runners made it across a crossing before the rest of the field got stuck behind a freight. Unclear which crossing - could have been the Framingham Secondary or the Holl...