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Thank you for this detailed response! I'm curious, what do you make of the argument that the extra layover space would not be needed if...

This is what the South Station Expansion DEIR says about mitigations to the Tower 1 chokepoint. Basically, it's the very slow speeds...

I just revisited the discussion of Newtonville's proposed 400' platforms, as part of building an index of the excellent discussions on...

That all sounds reasonable about the additional capacity gains out of Widett, but one question I do have is optimizing alignments to...

You could dig under one track at a time and "lane-shift" around the temporarily single-tracked railroad. Stabilize the soil around the...

That doesn't let you do auto doors, so you're limited to doors with a conductor, which kills your dwell times. To do auto doors with a...

When you see how the Orange is crushed from NS to BB you see how letting NS CR continue through to BB would free oodles of OL capacity

We want commuter/regional rail passengers spending less time/distance on the subway, not more. A major point of NSRL is to get suburban...

I think anyone who’s used the original ‘Silver Lines’ has a right to be heavily suspect of yet another Silver Line extension. I lived...

While I do find the debate above to be thoughtful and interesting, I've got to say that we're looking for fairness in something that...

Everett and Chelsea are also great examples. They are rapid transit communities but boast no service as good as the Mattapan trolley...