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I remain optimistic that trolleybuses will rise again in Boston, even if not on routes 71 and 73.

The T has the people who know how to design a commuter rail line and MassDot doesn't. It doesn't make sense to ignore that expertise just because a project happens to be located outside of 495. At least I hope that's the reason.

I doubt MassDot planners are required to perform a geopolitical analysis, no.

That's...a really encouraging document. It's nice to know that NH officials weren't too stubborn to walk away from free federal money for this project.

The stops on Aberdeen Ave at the end of route 72 used to be on the center median, I believe.

The Milwaukee Road award for untimely de-electrification goes to...

Honestly? I'd be happy with MA footing the entire bill for the construction. We've got the money, the experience and the relationships with proven contractors to build a hypothetical CR service faster than NH could.

I don't think that it's impossible for us to be in a place where BEBs make more sense than trolleybusses. However, the T has hated the things for so long and pulled so much bullshit to get rid of them that it calls into question any studies they did on the subject. Especially since they have not...

Good news is that there's no funding or timeline for removing the wires just yet, and even if the wires do go down the power feed under the street will stay. So, if the T has a change of heart, stringing up new wires shouldn't be that difficult. Brief note: It seems as if there are enormous...

"Let us abandon then our gardens and go home And sit in the sitting-room Shall the larkspur blossom or the corn grow under this cloud? Sour to the fruitful seed Is the cold earth under this cloud, Fostering quack and weed, we have marched upon but cannot conquer We have bent the blades of our...

The T is planning to build one of those to replace the current Arborway garage, so we'll be able to see pretty soon.

Makes sense. Albany is already a crew base with a full locomotive maintenance facility.

The grades on either side of the bridge would have to be miles long to accommodate a fixed railroad span. The tracks (and any station) in Bourne would be 300 feet above the ground. It'd be a massive project with little discernable benefit (and plenty of discernable harm!)

The T has always hated trolleybusses, all the way back to the MTA and BERry days. It's no surprise they want to get rid of the things. Also, the replacement busses won't come with left-hand doors, which is... problematic. It's quite likely that in the name of accessibility, the T may close the...

T officials are on the record saying otherwise.

This rendering is outdated and the T has said so explicitly in their own words. If transit lanes are happening on South Huntington, they will be center-running.

Per the schedule changes meeting the other t day, some of that could be for school dismissals/arrivals, especially at certain times of the day.

Honestly, that seems like the way to do it. Especially as a "Phase One" while a third assembly square platform is being built.

Neither have I, but: required grade separations would also be cheaper, as subway cars should be able to handle steeper grades, lower clearances and less heavily-built bridges.

The proposed grades in the NSRL tunnels may be steep enough that dual-modes can't make it through.