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Yeah, I like this approach. Hmm, interesting. So for the Seaport, are you referring to the Eastport <> Design Center segment? To me, that doesn't really seem comparable to the 2+ miles between Huntington and Forest Hills. Saddling the Seaport exclusively with something similar to the B Line...

On the topic of dinkies (what a silly word): there's no way that Greenbush or Kingston become full-time shuttle services. (IMO) What I could maybe see is supplemental short-turns, probably terminating at Braintree, with timed cross-platform transfers to Middleboro trains. I once sketched out a...

I absolutely agree on the need for better weekend service. As for running shorter sets, I don't think that actually would change much: With limited doors opening, a short set doesn't require fewer staff than a full set (I think) As @Koopzilla24 mentioned, short sets require staging on Friday...

I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply earlier in this series, but these maps look great! Lots of fun and engaging ideas here. Random comments: The Philosophical Challenge of "Completist" Fantasy Maps: I really love your western BLX on this map. Feasibility aside, this kind of...

This is the route that I've considered the most often. North of Everett Sq is, I think, closer to God Mode, but I do actually think everything south of it is slightly more realistic/achievable. Yes, the detour for Everett is less ideal, but I think it's actually not any worse than Porter <>...

If Boston were in Europe, I suspect this route would indeed be a streetcar already (or still, uninterrupted from the early 20th century). Cool map! Yeah coincidentally I've been thinking more about the value of/need for a Back Bay <> Kendall spine. Of the 5 "downtowns" (Downtown, Back Bay...

(For anyone who is somehow both extremely interested in the new CR timetables and yet not subscribed to the CR Ops thread, here's me letting you know that I've replied at length there with further thoughts.)

Other observations: Providence/Stoughton This continues (I believe) the trend of being almost-but-not-quite clockfacing Not much peak service to Readville -- in fact, I think weekends get much more service than weekdays Fairmount Weekday 30 min headways from 5:30am to 7pm, with half-hourly...

Replying to comments re the new commuter rail schedules here. In general, I wonder if we are seeing the influence of Eng's tenure at the LIRR -- I feel like we are seeing more "creative scheduling" than the T has historically been willing to do, in a way that reminds me of LIRR/MNR schedules...

What a great week for fantasy T maps! Once again, lots of really cool stuff here. Some random comments/observations: As we've discussed before, I really like your approach to station naming I think the Green Line branches look fine -- better than fine, in fact, I think they look solid! Yes, I...

Alrighty, let's give this a go! Yeah, lots of really fun stuff in here. Are there things that aren't viable? Ehn, probably. Do I care about that for the purpose of this post? Not at all. In no particular order, here are a number of cool things I noticed and like: The experimentation with using...

Oh hell yeah.

That's so kind of you to say! I am glad 😊 Can I do this briefly/quickly? Let's see! First I'll reply to your written thoughts: Feasibility notwithstanding, it definitely has been crayoned many times (including on that cool 1945 BTC map). That being said, the mainline tracks there could...

David Perry, who, among other things, is the curator of the online archive of historical commuter rail schedules, and who ran a super fascinating blog about the Framingham/Worcester Line (from which I learned, among other things, about timetable turn tables) has been appointed Director of...

I probably won’t get a chance to reply in depth for a little while, but just wanted to say, those look awesome!!

IMO, the storage tracks are pointing the wrong way — toward the West End, rather than toward Charlestown. I love a good Tobin Bridge crayon map myself, but I figure we’d first try to hook in to the 90 degree turn just north of the North Station platforms.

They definitely are storage tracks, at least. Whether they are provisions for some sort of extension is, IIRC, somewhat of an open question and usually the topic of speculation. For my part, I’m not sure where such an extension would even go, but stranger things have happened for sure.

This was an interesting piece, thanks for linking (and for the shoutouts). Alon's suggestion that 4 tracks could be accommodated via a single-but-enlarged bore is an interesting one, which would definitely impact my opinion of the project. What are the considerations for that kind of design...

Lots of really nice stuff here! Mattapan Square plus Mattapan Yard perhaps?

^ I didn't read the article carefully but my impression was that the complaints are from engines idling in the Readville yard during the night? And the core of the complaint seems to be "it didn't used to be this bad and something changed 4 years ago"... which IMO is a somewhat more reasonable...