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    Transit Planning $h!tposting (Ideas so bad, they're good)

    Since we are shitposting, instead of EMUs, I recommend flywheel trains: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_139#:~:text=6 External links-,Technology,uses the energy for acceleration.
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    Sorry I don't have a picture but the structure for the escalator in to the bus station extension from the arches has been installed.
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    MBTA Red Line / Blue Line Connector

    I belive Cleveland is converting thier red line to LRV. https://www.riderta.com/blogs/siemens-mobility-chosen-24-new-railcars#:~:text=Jul%2014%2C%202023&text=Siemens%20Mobility%20has%20been%20selected,Blue%20and%20Green%20Line%20trains.
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    The lighting is dramatically improved, especially in person.
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    And no provision for a 3rd track on the NEC main line even though there plenty of room.
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    MassDOT Rail: Springfield Hub (East-West, NNERI, Berkshires, CT-Valley-VT-Quebec)

    There is an agenda item in the upcoming MassDOT meeting for "Compass Rail: Passenger Rail for the Commonwealth". A quick googly search finds a job posting and indication that Compass Rail is what MassDOT is now calling the Knowledge Corridor line and East West Rail on the B&A line. Interesting...
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    Megaprojects of the US & World

    A man, a plan, a canal. Pinglu.
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    Other People's Rail: Amtrak, commuter rail, rapid transit news & views outside New England

    These look nice: https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/alstom-lands-315mm-ctdot-order/
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    Winthrop Center | 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District

    Meanwhile it looks like excavation is underway for construction of Winthrop Square park.
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    This should make the T start thinking about the fast-approaching Would Cup and the number of visitors who will want to get to Gillette without cars.
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    It is incredible to me that they aren't even provisioning for a future 3rd track here. They are actively preventing it forever with this. This is the NEC main line and they need to take every opportunity, no matter how small, to add capacity for passing.
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    Winthrop Center | 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District

    It looks like Devonshire street is open now.
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    Other People's Rail: Amtrak, commuter rail, rapid transit news & views outside New England

    The Federal Railroad Administration recently released its study of long distance rail routes. The slide deck is huge but very interesting https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/meeting-materials/ This is required by the IIJA to evaluate former routes for potential restoration. No impact on New...
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    Reasonable Transit Pitches

    And T under D.
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    Perhaps for the best. Maybe they can go back to the drawing board and redesign it to provision for a 3rd track.

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