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I am not the person who know the statistics to compare CRRC cars versus other T equipment or other transit systems. I am aware of the Recommendation presentation where the slides does tell me the MBTA did try to assess past history (also a more technical version too). Which is now...

Honestly, I feel alarmed. We're halfway through the order now and we got a breakdown after only a day. After all that testing and they made a pretty big show repeatedly checking up on the trains. Is this still in the realm of teething issues or is it reasonable to start speculating this as a...

Yeah, I noticed that too. First, this is the presentation that you're looking for - https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2019-12/2019-12-16-fmcb-23-red-orange-line-headway-attainment-maintenance-plan-accessible.pdf That said, since I noticed that took. I posted and did got one analysis in...

I don't know about the legitimacy of the percentages but they are claiming 96%. Personally, I find it ideal when it was presented like this graphic. Percentages are nice, but X number of track replaces and X number of Cologne Eggs are raw numbers that fully undeniable. Unfortunately the updates...

There's also a Facebook group too FWIW. I have to say, even though it was only down for like 36 hours and it's unfortunate seeing the downside of our piggybacking to the current ownership. Because we're piggyback with them, we the necessary technological support as we're on the same system as...

So a Reddit thread is talking about rumors of the red line, but I saw this notable exchange around thoroughness of the shut down. From the discussion in that thread, allegedly it argues even it won’t provide short term relief.Citing the work only plans to do 3500 ft of track but full SGR...

This story made me curious. It wasn't Rhode Island. It was in Arkansas https://apnews.com/article/8712aa6a1c4e6eb054c4d8705c8b63fe https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19980111&slug=2728116 The curious thing for me is this happened in 1998. AP news says 24-25 pounds recovered with 8...

I can't truly say I'm an expert either. My knowledge is based on my family purchasing and remediating a piece of land that is much smaller piece of land. I do recall learning responsibility falls to first the entity that contaminated it, but if the entity no longer exists, then it falls to who...

Poor quality control yes, but this shouldn't be something that needs QA in the first place. Just members of the workforce itself is should be able to recognize and have initiative to correct without public embarrassment - from the sign makers, to the delivery person, to the station attendants...

They are, but in practice that likely means some X amount of the money from the sale of the land will go to an escrow account to where the money is set to clean up the land. If Exxon Mobile don't sell the land, they are still responsible for cleaning it, but then they can just sit there with...

You know what I really want to know? What exactly was this power issue. I think typically "power issue" the most detailed we get when this happens. Some are pretty self-explanatory like when all of Kenmore had no power, I can't really be mad at the MBTA if the entire neighborhood has no power...

Well yeah, I don't disagree, Fed takeover won't fix the true cause. But in terms of my life, enjoying 15 years of functionality is better than 0 years. If you're right that it's not hitting the state with gravity and urgency, then the non-FTA scenario is not a scenario the state will actually...

Yeah, if the Feds don't, then what? At least the former implies we'll enjoy 15-25 years of functionality. The latter doesn't look like many scenarios of anyone learning or being held accountable either. We literally have 1 and 1/4 trains lines shutting down in 2 weeks + another major delay of...

I appreciate the likes, but if none of us actually knows, then I think we should be trying to get someone. Can the State Rep answer? Can we get Transit Matters to inquire (some of us are active members, right?)? Do anyone know a reporter who can email the LBattiston email at the bottom of the...

Posting reddit because I'm not going to remake the twitter post myself. Rep. William Straus is now suggesting the FTA take over the whole thing. I'll be honestly I don't really follow the guy, but I do remember the last time I saw his name on this board, he was called a gaslighter with a...

I don’t think you have to from Missouri to be cynical enough that you only believe it if you actually see it

Okay, wire installed incorrectly have been answered several times now. Can anyone give a more-than-speculative answer to why the fix is only going to be 25 mph? Hell, we are gaslighting ourselves as several commented 25 mph was the design. I’m glad EDE remembers the technical docs.

I disagree. I'm pretty sure they literally locked the decision sometime yesterday or even this morning. It would have meant not announcing the Orange Line shutdown until today. With so little time, every day counts for everyone to prepare - both passengers and various authorities like the Mayor...

What's the over/under everything just become a bus?

By spending $37 million dollars and hire a whole company - Yankee Line.