General Infrastructure

[ceo]

As a former resident of Melrose, I can confirm that the 3(!!!!) commuter rail stops there have turned that town into a post-apocalyptic hellhole. I had to move to Winchester, which only has two stops, but I still keep the door locked and rarely leave my house due to the rampant train-related crime. The only positive is that the convenient connection to the city has really kept property values depressed in those towns, which made it more affordable to live there.

As a fellow fan of deadpan sarcasm, I salute you, sir.

 

[WestMedford]

As a former resident of Melrose, I can confirm that the 3(!!!!) commuter rail stops there have turned that town into a post-apocalyptic hellhole. I had to move to Winchester, which only has two stops, but I still keep the door locked and rarely leave my house due to the rampant train-related crime. The only positive is that the convenient connection to the city has really kept property values depressed in those towns, which made it more affordable to live there.

Given your premise that three CR stops in one community is equivalent to hell, you must be in heaven that Winchester has only had one stop (vs two) for the past two years.