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Also https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/pollack-prioritizes-red-blue-rail-connector/

Recent news: "Sen. Brendan Crighton Renews Push To Bring Blue Line To Lynn" https://www.itemlive.com/2019/01/16/sen-brendan-crighton-files-bill-for-feasibility-study-on-blue-line-extension-to-lynn/ A tidbit: State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) knows the skepticism that surrounds any menti...

One more showing the wrecked Atlantic Avenue elevated: 11689274-11689274.jpg On page 98-99 of Stephen Puleo's excellent book https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210/ he describes how an Elevated train passed over that section of track literally seconds before it collapse...

This high-res photo shows the trolley wire ripped down off the hangars along the edge of the elevated structure: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/GreatMolassesFlood_1919-Wreckage_under_the_elevated_tracks.jpg (Image info page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreatMolassesF...

I know this might not be worth its own topic, but nothing has been said recently about the Great Molasses Flood and I didn't want to inappropriately bump old and unrelated threads. Tomorrow (Tuesday January 15) is the 100th anniversary of the Molasses Flood which affected streetcars, trolley freight...

From the FMCB meeting just now:

Jeff Gonneville wrote:Altsom is now projecting that they will get through this process by mid-March.

Jeff Gonneville wrote:It's important to note that there is no issues [sic] that have been identified or found with the vehicles themselves

Jeff Gonneville just told the FMCB that the revenue service for the new cars won't be until "early Spring" now due to CCRC / Alstom train control & signaling integration issues. https://www.mbta.com/events/2019-01-14/fiscal-and-management-control-board-meeting" onclick="windo...

I didn't see this mentioned previously, so... "Are Chinese rail cars a Trojan horse? MBTA’s contract with CRRC worries GOP rep" https://commonwealthmagazine.org/back-story/are-chinese-rail-cars-a-trojan-horse/ Excerpt: State Rep. Shawn Dooley says the T is jeopardizing the safety and perso...

StefanW wrote:Also 3901 showed up in the data for a moment just now. It was approaching Kenmore on a D trip inbound.

Also 3901 showed up in the data for a moment just now. It was approaching Kenmore on a D trip inbound.

Apparently they are running as single car trips at the moment, if the data is correct.

Geez how about that! Just a few minutes after that last post THEY ARE OUT ON A TRIP.

Lead Car 3900, Green Line D Inbound to Government Center, STOPPED_AT Woodland predicted departure at 12:38 PM

I have a bug in my code, so until I get a chance to fix it here's what you can try: https://sites.harvard.edu/~wuensch/T/subway-map.html#trains and click the "Show a detailed table" button, then click on the header (top row) of the column "Lead Car No." and if they are active 390...

The Cape flyer set is 221-bike car, 224-café, 502, 506, 521, 1528. 1528 was the CTC apparently only for that first weekend of May 25-28. Tonight (Friday June 1) the real-time data was giving 1533 instead of 1528. Looks like they made up a new consist. I say "was giving" because the only r...

You might as well propose a railcar ferry down the Charles River from Waltham on the Fitchburg Route to somewhere near Norumbega Park in Newton where the B&A crosses the river. Probably cheaper and less NIMBY issues. I'm surprised nobody before me has suggested this cheap-and-easy north-south l...

Train60 wrote:Its a nice idea. Hope it gets more people on the trains.