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Another concern with spending the time and money on a full network review is that the final proposed system might not be much different than what you would get from just resuming the MBTA's bi-annual service plan process (last real one was in 2008, although the 2012 service reductions were items...

Re: T construction news Correct, Mishawum was a full service station with a parking lot that filled early. The 1997 MBTA blue book claimed 714 daily inbound boardings at Mishawum but only 205 parking spaces for commuters. The intent was to fully close it when the much larger Anderson opened...

The side sill on the Orange Line cars, the frame at floor level, is shaped like an i-beam. There is insulation material that fills the web of the beam. There is a thin sheet metal "skirt" that is placed over the sill, the exterior of that skirt is the gray painted part of the carbody at the...

The MBTA's high number of unlinked passenger trips for bus per vehicle revenue mile suggests they do a better job a allocating the resources than you might think. I bet if you combined the city and suburban agencies in NYC, S.F. and Chicago into one number for comparison to the MBTA, the MBTA...

Houston was also looking to reduce the number of bus routes going direct downtown, to move toward high-frequency bus service that feeds the light rail network. Boston has been moving to a system like that since 1901, when the Main Lin Line El opened and surface streetcars were cut-back to feed...

This has come up before, but if you look at the FTA NTD data, Table 19 Transit Operating Statistics, Service Supplied and Consumed, you can calculate that the MBTA bus network is fairly effective in use of resources when compared to peers. For 2014, the number of unlinked passenger trips per...

Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? The subway/light rail/bus fleet plan that was presented to the control board is here: http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Board_Meetings/FINAL%20Fleet%20Plan%20Board%20Presentation%20-%20Updated%20Version%20RevF-Final.pdf What to do about the...

100% low-floor motor trucks need high quality trackage, the Type 8s had issues even with just the non-powered stub-axle equipped center trucks coming off the rail. The design must also be capable of operating at the higher speeds on the Riverside line (42 MPH is high speed for a design intended...

Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? Looks like someone has found a future use for MBTA Type 7s when they are eventually retired: http://emonorail.com/root/

Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? The controller was still set in the power mode, if he had moved it to the brake position, even with the deadman deactivated, the train would not have released the brakes and accelerated when the by-pass was cut in. He also could have removed the...

Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? With a Cineston controller, the deadman is built into the "throttle" by keeping pressure on it. from the wikipedia article linked previously: "The controller often also incorporates a fail-safe device (or dead man's switch) that requires constant...

Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? The 01500, 01600, and 01700s all have the same WABCO Cineston contollers. Wikipedia has an entry for them that also explains how the deadman functions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cineston_controller

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos The manual emergency ATO by pass toggle is located on the exterior of the car. Because of a bad signal code, the motorperson was authorized to leave the cab to activate-that switch (trackside) and was knocked down and injured when the train took off...

They haven't already spent the federal money, the federal application for funding was only approved in January 2015 and the money spent before that was state money. The last project update (before they went public with the cost problems) is here...

When the MBTA took over from the MTA in August 1964, all buses, trackless trolleys, and streetcars were painted in some version of the orange scheme (the newest busess from the early 60s were painted in an orange and white scheme, with unpainted silver aluminum in sections while the paint scheme...

Minor correction, MTA was formed in 1947 and took over Boston Elevated Railway, MBTA was formed in 1964 and took over MTA. But as you note, color coding and the "T" logo came along in the 1960s after the MBTA was formed. Prior to that by 1947, most "surface lines equipment" (streetcar, bus, and...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos They put out an alert saying they would not run the extra hour.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos MBTA Control Board voted on commuter rail PTC: http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Board_Meetings/FMCBPTCAward110215.pdf Winning bidder is Ansaldo Signals for $338 million. (Ansaldo is now owned by Hitachi)...

Yes, it continued on a short distance beyond the trestle of the incline toward Opera Place. I've seen the photo, I don't think the shell continues for more than a car length. additional edit: In this photo, the PCC car has just moved onto the trestle that formed the incline ramp, steel supports...