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Seattle very recently switched from distance based fares (with tap on/off) to flat fares (no tap off), which definitely doesn't help. I think otherwise their system is reasonable, with validators on the platform for tapping on and an app similar to mTicket where you purchase and then activate...

You're required to tap both in and out, and conductors are still collecting fares on both inbound and outbound trains. The two checks are completely separate.

However, when surface GL trains run express, the passengers who've been kicked off to board the following train making local stops don't have to pay again. I'm unsure whether dispatchers send an explicit instruction to the operator of the following train, or whether they just hear over the radio...

massdot regional transit innovation grants are out, big regional initiatives include $4.5 million for BRTA-FRTA-PVTA connectivity and $1.5 million for a Fall River-Taunton-Brockton GATRA route...

well, are you paying for distance or quality of service? because the 34E doesn't move much faster than other suburban bus routes, even if it travels a longer distance. right now, obviously, we pay for quality of service, as demonstrated by the commuter rail acting as a premium alternative to...

As a D branch rider, by far the most common express I see is Reservoir to Longwood; especially pre-COVID, it would happen nearly every morning. I also see Newton Centre to Woodland sometimes, but not nearly as often.

For what it's worth, the MVRTA runs a bus from *Haverhill* to the Amazon warehouse, and it's reasonably direct, with one other major industrial park deviation. No idea if it gets any ridership, considering this is a recent thing, and of course if you live in Lawrence it'd be no help (it also...

Well, this is a result of the T's heavy emphasis on the feeder model, which overall is good! You don't want buses downtown, especially in Boston, but that of course depends on the subway functioning...

Most gondolas practical for transport are "detachable", rather than "fixed grip", meaning they can detach from the main haul rope to a slower moving rope at each of the terminals, but continue moving constantly. However, Disney (of course) has shown that it's possible to shunt gondolas onto the...

I've heard that it was canceled because of signal problems regarding the turn at Lechmere, and there's plenty of tweets to support this (like this), but it is odd that they then waited until the afternoon to cancel.

If my memory serves me correctly, a dual mode was going to go through the tunnel for the BSRA trolleybus fantrip, though it didn't end up happening, I think just because of tight (though feasible) clearance. Re: the 65, it really only serves one market, getting people from Brighton Center and...

I don't have any pictures but I know I've seen signage directing operators where to stop (admittedly often ignored), but never any indication for passengers.

For what it's worth, the weekend outbound schedule claims a travel time of 3 minutes from Back Bay to Lansdowne, which really illustrates the effect of padding and dwell times.

I knew it was around that time as well, and actually now that I'm looking again the article was published in November 2006 for a change on January 1st, 2007.

It used to be actual policy, along with double fares for Braintree/Riverside, but both ended in 2006. Now it's officially fare evasion, though it's so pervasive it's pretty much standard, even going inbound.

Not quite sure what was going on yesterday: I see buses tracking now.

Until recently (not sure when), you could get real time tracking from Umo (formerly NextBus) here. An custom (not GTFS-RT) API was available, with docs here, but it looks like buses may no longer be tracking.

The 16 mostly gets articulateds going to/from the 39 at Forest Hills and the Southampton Street Garage. You can see them in the list of the 16's blocks on Pantograph.

You can find its schedule page and the rider's guide on the Wayback Machine. It ran every 90 minutes from Provincetown down to Marconi Beach, so I suppose my memory was wrong and its purpose was more to connect the rail trail to Provincetown and the rest of the outer Cape. It is a bit odd that...

Those are the Neoplan diesels and dual modes awaiting scrapping.