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It sounds like these trains are just based off the Alstom Adessia platform (a European EMU, also closely related to the Aventra, the train used on London Overground/Elizabeth Line). ConnDOT said they'll be used on the Harford Line and New Haven Line branches (Danbury, Waterbury, and New Canaan...

This thread doesn't see very much action but I thought this would be noteworthy: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/08/07/amtrak-downeaster-ridership-rebounds/ Hopefully a sign of good things to come!

I would venture to guess that the overall maintenance assumption of a structure is underestimated compared to older structures that were mostly overbuilt. When a structure has been “value engineered” as mentioned above, it usually means less use of a material, not always just shoddy...

During this comparison, it can't be ignored that the seaport came to be because of the TWT extension of i-90. Considering the attitudes of the time, I think we're lucky to even have the Transitway in existence as a piece of infrastructure. The European examples seem to revolve around a major...

Commuter rail ridership counts are usually done by hand, with counters at station entrances. It might not be an exact science but that could be done on GLX to at least get anecdotal numbers. You could also get a ballpark on fare evaders.

I recall reading, probably on this forum, that Franklin was widened the way it is to accommodate Cumberland/Congress underpasses. I’m fairly confident Portland won’t be needing that sort of infrastructure anytime soon. Using a part of the median as bus lanes would be an intriguing option...

The garage can't be imploded due to the tunnels and infrastructure underneath. I don't think you can plan a transit extension around one garage demolition, it's just unfortunate timing. As excruciating as it is, the only way to take down that garage is a piece by piece dissection as is...

Are those rendering BEMU’s or EMU’s? I’d be surprised to hear that Siemens is working on a battery locomotive. And I thought the Stadler rendering was part of the EMU RFI?

I think the real driver for a full RLX would be Massport using Hanscom as an auxiliary airport to Logan for commercial flights, but don't tell anyone in Lexington that :oops:

I think the only thing you'd need to ensure it would work is the wheel profile, which is different for LRT and HRT based on performance requirements. The LRT may be restricted in speed, which would probably be okay for non-revenue service. I'm unsure of regulatory requirements for running LRT on...

I think the best case would be to have battery electric buses capable of in-motion charging in the tunnel, as discusses on this forum before. It's basically a trolley-bus with batteries. I guess the BEB's used on the silver line for the pilot program struggled with the range required for SL3. I...

Surprise!

The "blades" that the ropes are tied to are actually called cleats. Exactly the same thing you would use to tie a boat to.

All of those cities except Danvers are accessible by a train from North Station. But I get your point that the last mile is difficult. The goal for many transit advocates is to reorient land use policies to favor living and working in transit accessible areas. Not continue the status quo of...

The NSRL really wouldn't be able to work if it was built piecemeal. The approach to SS under coming from Back Bay requires a tunnel boring machine for a large portion of it. That would be too difficult to remove downtown and it can only travel in one direction (so reversing out the way it came...

If the urban ring extends to at least Chelsea via the Eastern and the Reading line is converted to OL, I would wonder if it’s even worth it to go through all the trouble of building a CR stop at Sullivan. One could transfer to UR at Chelsea and OL north at NS. It would be less convenient, sure...

Looks great! I’m not big on the whole staircase seating here, though. There are places where this works, but this specifically is a poor placement for it. Before and after games there will be big crowds coming through there and the larger staircase will be needed. And not to sound too much like...

I stand corrected, I wasn't aware of that. Granted I couldn't make out the bus number in the photo. Are the XDE60's capable of running on sole battery power in the transitway? I was under the impression diesels couldn't operate through that due to ventilation requirements.

This is one of the five battery electric buses being used on the silver line as part of the pilot program. It runs on battery power in the transitway. There is a small diesel generator on board these, as is standard in most BEB's. https://www.mbta.com/projects/bus-electrification

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