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Wellington has disused storage tracks that can be reactivated to expand the yard capacity. When the present fleet arrived in 1979-81, most of the 1957 fleet it replaced remained in storage for a few years at Wellington before they were scrapped. The full contract includes the option of 58 cars...

Boston.com article on groundbreaking of Springfield plant has a more recent rendering, and probably much closer to what the final desgin will look like...

But that doesn't free up any money to go toward paying for GLX, replacement of the Type 7s and Type 8s is something that isn't funded yet, and only would have happened after GLX was built. These 24 cars are for the full GLX, Union Sq only interim service was supposed to be covered by repairing...

The $118 million contract for 24 Type 9s to supply the additional equipment for GLX was already placed with CAF back in May 2014. If the MBTA were to cancel the order now after CAF has already begun final design and ordering components from suppliers for assembly, a large portion of that amount...

While not laying anyone off, they have not said if the regular T staff will be reduced over time by attrition. The MBTA is constantly hiring new field staff just to keep up with retirements.

I have mention before, but beyond Pacheco at the state level, any agency using FTA funds must also follow Federal labor requirements for transit: http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/statute-sect5333b.htm The state said today that there won't be any layoffs, that drivers removed from...

They still only take unlimited ride passes printed on tickets (Zone 1A or higher, Local bus, 7-day or 1-day), same is true for the 710, 714, and 716 routes operated by Joseph's Transportation.

The private contractors might have lower costs per hour to provide the services. The routes presumably would still need an operating subsidy from the MBTA, I doubt they expect any private operator to actually recover the full cost of running the routes from fare revenue.

I corrected an obvious error. Some people like facts. If you don't, just don't read my posts.

Quincy bus garage is at 954 Hancock St., several blocks north of Quincy Center Station and the (closed) parking garage. There are no CNG buses assigned to Quincy Garage. The facility is old with low ceilings, too many places for gas to pool. CNG buses have to be stored at well ventilated...

There is a short trolley tunnel above the Red Line station at Broadway, opened in 1917 and closed in 1919 (bad planning is not a new thing). After sitting abandoned for 90 plus years, it was converted to a training facility a few years ago. They have two old Blue Line cars, a damaged Type 8 that...

The spacing of the tracks was determined by the locations of the supports for the old Broadway bridge. (best photo I could find quickly) http://www.retrosnapshots.com/cities/old-boston-photos/boston-mass-broadway-bridge-aerial-view-photo.html#.VbfRQbNVhuA

Even with the Pacheco waiver, there are Federal laws for transit workers that restrict just how much contracting out they can do: http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/compltransit.htm

Let's remember that the state very recently has floated the idea of a West Station-North Station DMU line along the Grand Junction, seems like a relevant thing to discuss and reference 2009 and 2011 studies (not decades old studies) discussing peer comparisons of joint use operations that are...

There are multiple share use operations in place since 1981, not just talked about, in place. The point is it can be done, it IS being done, and as technology advances, it has become easier to do. From the River Line study executive summary: "The duration of the temporal blocks is related to...

FTA and TCRP have been interested in shared use going back to the San Diego Trolley in 1981 and continuing through to the River Line http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA_Report_No._0008.pdf http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_130.pdf what could be unique about possible Grand...

They have the acceleration and braking capabilities to potentially be governed by traffic signals like light rail with an FRA waiver for time separation of "diesel light rail" vs. other uses (DMUs governed by traffic signals by day, freight and shop moves under standard procedures at night)

FRA compliant DMU's can be more versatile than you might think. Budd RDC's interact with mixed traffic on Lombard St. in Beaverton Oregon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnggKhgY20

Re: Fairmont Line Upgrade The 13 year old study called for a phased approach: State of Good Repair Plus: Substantial improvements in station appearance, lighting, station amenities, station access and public information. No Changes in fares, schedules or station locations. • Package One: State...

Re: Fairmont Line Upgrade That 13 year old study remains the cornerstone of all the capital investments that have been made in the line to date, the track, signals, bridges, rebuilt stations, and the four new stations all came from that document; The study resulted in the inclusion of the...