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That's the Red Line's diesel locomotive being sent out for overhaul so it will actually be operable next winter.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos MBTA is leasing them, not Keolis. HSP accepted numbers have been going up each week, but the number actually on a consist each day has not been going up at the same rate.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos MBTA has leased 7 ex Amtrak locomotives, although only one is in service at the moment. The leasing company that owns them had previously leased them out to AMT in Montreal, that is their paint scheme. Units are to fill in while problems with the new...

It was closed because the Mass Architectural Access Board determined it would have to be accessible if it was to remain open as a permanent secondary entrance.

The Type 9s will have three doors on each side, just like the Type 7s and Type 8s. The other rendering image makes the front door almost look like an operator-only door.

That is still the early rendering they put out when the contract was first awarded last year, not the final design. The cars will have front doors (the other image if you go to the CAF web site gives the false impression the cars have only two doors). The coupler type will also be compatible...

When plans were first developed to modernize Government Center in the 1990s, the intent was for the rebuilt Government Center station to feature a second full time entrance from the west end of the Blue Line platform. Bowdoin would be closed when this entrance opened, as it would be a short...

The specific departure times for the 114/116/117 and 112 are not based around specific bridge openings. The round-trip running times for the routes do have some padding in them to try to account for potential delays from the bridge openings. However, the larger the vessel, the longer it will...

They are thinking about issuing an RFP to have a private contractor run late night service as an alternative to running the service directly themselves. I would assume rail service would be replaced by buses or vans under such a contract.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos A few points that I'm sure won't be news to most people that read this forum. -A large investment has been made in a heavy rail network since 1901 and it makes sense for the local bus network to feed that network. The local streetcar network was...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos That is basically what was done.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos I have seen a photo of the actual incident, and it did indeed look like the same type of damage as displayed in the sample photo above.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos The Red Line train that "self-evacuated" at Quincy Center back in January after the first blizzard had the same type of issue. Wheels were still spinning from a "runaway motor" while the train was stopped, and the doors on the car wouldn't open...

They own 111 Type 7s, the high floor cars built in two groups in 1986-87 and 1997. There is a contract in place to overhaul 86 of the 1986-87 cars with an option to overhaul 20 more (mostly the 1997 cars) for a potential total of 106. The five worst cars with heavy accident damage will be...

All of the substations and most of the electrical infrastructure dates to the 1980s or newer. They first started making improvements to operate more three car trains in the 1980s, then again in the 1990s, and yet it is still not known what the theoretical capacity is.

The deicer equipment can be installed on any revenue equipment, that is what CTA does. Purpose built work equipment such as the Red Line's diesel locomotive and diesel snow blower are preferable compared to old converted passenger equipment (it is however very important to at least keep the...

Silver Line Washington replaced three stations (Dudley, Northampton, and Dover). Forest Hills and Green were directly replaced by the relocated stations of the same name. Egleston was replaced by Jackson, requiring a bus ride or a long walk to get to Jackson. A very high percentage of boardings...

Silver Line Washington St. is only 2 miles long with the majority of riders going at least as far (inbound) as Tufts Medical Center, routes in NYC can run the length of a borough, with a lot of turn over on each trip. Same is true for Chicago, Philly, L.A, etc, long, long routes. The streetcar...

There is a divider wall between the north and southbound tracks at Alewife in the segment between the interlocking and the platform, sure it would be cheaper than building a new subway to move the interlocking closer to the station, but it would not be an easy undertaking, especially if the...

There is no place between Park and Alewife to quickly turn a train except Harvard. More likely scenario is train with a mechanical issue is nursed into Harvard, decision is made by inspector at Harvard to cross back (as the maintenance facility is back south along the line), and the train is...