MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

Another electrification question...I recall a couple past posts from F-Line such as this one saying Stoughton can't be wired until a decision on pursuing South Coast Rail Phase 2 (the official, "Stoughton Electric" version) is made, because optimal substation siting will depend on whether the Stoughton Branch remains short or feeds into a much longer route.

But given how short the Stoughton Branch is, why couldn't it be chained off an expanded Sharon substation like the (twice as long) Fairmount Line would be, and thereby sidestep the SCR Phase 2 considerations? (In other words, if there's a way to wire up the branch without having to build even a mini substation, then why would there be any dependency on SCR Phase 2 planning?)
 
riptide said:
Another electrification question...I recall a couple past posts from F-Line such as this one saying Stoughton can't be wired until a decision on pursuing South Coast Rail Phase 2 (the official, "Stoughton Electric" version) is made, because optimal substation siting will depend on whether the Stoughton Branch remains short or feeds into a much longer route.

But given how short the Stoughton Branch is, why couldn't it be chained off an expanded Sharon substation like the (twice as long) Fairmount Line would be, and thereby sidestep the SCR Phase 2 considerations? (In other words, if there's a way to wire up the branch without having to build even a mini substation, then why would there be any dependency on SCR Phase 2 planning?)
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I was a bit more uncertain about that before the T subsequently clarified saying that a Roxbury substation was being proposed to shear off the terminal district and future Fairmount Line from the mainline NEC. If everything under the sun inside of 128 on the future system had been chained to Sharon we might have had a looming resiliency problem, but that does not appear to be the case anymore. Since that's not the case, wiring up Stoughton to chain off Sharon in the interim and then phase-breaking it from the NEC later when SCR Phase II sites a sub in the Easton vicinity should be pretty academic. And Stoughton really is not hard to wire up since the branch pre-SCR has zero overhead structures on it.
 
www.nbcboston.com

Car collides with MBTA Commuter Rail train early Monday in Belmont

The crash happened along Brighton Street near the Hills Crossing area, police said.
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An MBTA Commuter Rail train and a car collided early Monday morning in Belmont, Massachusetts, leaving two people seriously hurt, according to authorities. The crash happened along Brighton Street near the Hills Crossing area at around 4 a.m., police said.
MBTA Transit Police said that a 2014 Toyota Avalon became stuck on the tracks as the train was approaching, and was then hit. First responders had to get the driver and passenger out of the car, and they were rushed to a hospital with serious injuries. They are expected to survive.
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jklo said:
Might want to check the drivers BAC.
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There was enough snow on the road at 4:00am that getting outright stuck on the crossing was an extremely probable event. Look at how much snow is piled up ^between the tire treads^ on the road. That's barely passable.
 
Yeah, seemed like they probably just got stuck in the snow which is unfortunate. Hope they turn out OK.
 
Or they might have approached a little too fast, tried to stop, and slid into the intersection. In February 2003, I was aboard a Chicago bound California Zephyr as it made its way through Iowa and Illinois during an icy snowstorm and noticed at several crossings stopped vehicles with fresh skid marks in the snowy road behind them and other crossings with cars and pickup trucks frantically trying to stop as they slid towards the crossings while the train passed through. I swear I could see the whites of some of their knuckles on the steering wheels. I think a small rise in the most of those roadways as they got close to the railroad grade helped the drivers come to a complete stop before the crossing, but it was pretty nerve-wracking to watch from the safety of a speeding train, I assume it wasn't much fun being in one of those cars.
 
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Updated: MBTA Commuter Rail riders evacuate in West Concord after mishap

Riders emerged from the train into single-digit temperatures and made their way past a SUV with its front bumper hanging off.
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Commuter Rail passengers found themselves scrambling for another way home from Concord Wednesday night after a mishap involving a car at the Conant Street crossing. MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan told The Concord Bridge that the agency was investigating the incident, which had no reported injuries.
In response to Bridge questions, Sullivan said in an email that the “vehicle was partially on the tracks and was struck by [the] train” at approximately 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, and that the gate was operating properly. He said no charges would be filed in the incident.
Riders emerged from the train into single-digit temperatures and made their way past the car, which sat behind the closed gate with its front bumper askew.
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F-Line to Dudley said:
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Second F40 rebuild out of the Rochester paint shop in a heritage scheme: this time the NYNH&H.

The RR.net rivet-counters absolutely hate how the font came out, but I can't tell the difference.
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I think its fine. The font for "New Haven" is a little weird close up. Speculation is that Rochester went to Hyannis and copied the nose NH off the FL9's and the spelt out "New Haven".
 
jklo said:
This one sounds like the same as the incident on Sunday. Except the guy was sober so he thought it would be a good idea to get out of the car before getting hit.
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Please provide a specific media citation for alcohol being involved in the Belmont incident during the storm. It must be hiding under a rock somewhere only you seem to know where, because none of the post-accident reports said it was anything other than a car getting stuck.

Unless you're just bullshitting us. Again.:rolleyes:
 
as02155 said:
The only media reports with any detail about the tragic death is that the plow driver was reversing, ran into the woman and man, killing her and maiming him.
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They should have taken it more seriously the danger of walking around plows. That's it really.
 
jklo said:
They should have taken it more seriously the danger of walking around plows. That's it really.
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How do you know they didn't? Accidents can happen in close proximity, especially when safe walking areas are heavily constrained by all the snow. It's on you to substantiate these vibes-presented-as-facts with something real! Evidence! News reports! SOMETHING!

Your schtick is getting very old.:rolleyes:
 
F-Line to Dudley said:
How do you know they didn't? Accidents can happen in close proximity, especially when safe walking areas are heavily constrained by all the snow. It's on you to substantiate these vibes-presented-as-facts with something real! Evidence! News reports! SOMETHING!

Your schtick is getting very old.:rolleyes:
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When you live here long enough, you'll understand the danger.

I was out in it. And yeah the plows are zooming around trying to plow. It's not safe to be around them. These people had no business being in the parking lot.
 
jklo said:
When you live here long enough, you'll understand the danger.

I was out in it. And yeah the plows are zooming around trying to plow. It's not safe to be around them.
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Again...how do you know the exact circumstances of the accident? Could they have been out on the pavement when it was safe, and then the plow came pinning them into a restricted space? If you can't cite anything real to back up the charge, you're just smearing people for no reason.

YOUR lone personal experience in the storm does not speak for the entirety of humanity. You pull facts out of your ass like this, dodge requests for accountability, and ultimately double-down on them with flimsy tripe like ^this^ constantly on aB. And other posters are well onto that constant behavior pattern. Are you, for instance, going to provide any evidence for the charge from Friday that the guy in Belmont was drunk when he got hit by the train? You've been around on the boards all weekend with ample opportunities to do so. Of course not...dodge, dodge, double-down on the same behavior elsewhere.

YOUR...SCHTICK...IS...OLD.:mad:
 
Accidents happen all the time and recklessness can certainly be a part. Take me for example, granted I'm a moron but--I was crossing Causeway St outside the crosswalk b/c it was blocked. The plow truck blocking the crosswalk started backing up because they realized they were blocking the crosswalk. I jumped out of the way. If I slipped on the ice, maybe would have taken a hit.
 
jklo said:
These people had no business being in the parking lot.
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As far as I can search, the news reports have nothing to say what their purpose was in the parking area. Looking at the timetable though, there's a couple of trains at the top of the 2 p.m. hour that serve the station. Even on that horrible weather day, there were still trains running and, albeit much fewer, people travelling.
 
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