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Re: Track 61 (Seaport - Back Bay DMU) I think I'm not understanding this- all I'm saying is, if a train runs from Back Bay to the Piers Transitway (crappy diagram below), doesn't it never touch the existing Tremont tunnel at all, but only a new section near TMC? I actually find this proposal...

Re: Track 61 (Seaport - Back Bay DMU) Well in that case (if I'm understanding it right) the line doesn't use the Tremont tunnel at all, but instead an entirely new green line branch along the NEC/I-90 flowing into the E branch. (And potentially also the D) And yes, that does solve the problem I...

Re: Track 61 (Seaport - Back Bay DMU) To be fair, I don't see how you could use the Tremont St. Tunnel to create a one-seat ride between the convention center and the Back Bay. Though the two-seat ride of Copley-Park/Boylston-World Trade Center would probably be enough, and still be easier...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos I honestly like Map 4's aesthetic, if you're going to go modern wiggly pastel design you might as well go full force. The Boston city limits and the shadows go too far for me, though...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos I have never seen evidence that Amtrak's dispatching is from some ancient perpetual rights dating back to the 1960s; every source I've seen claims that after the end of the 2003 contract MBTA and Amtrak made a separate agreement to maintain Amtrak...

Re: Track 61 (Seaport - Back Bay DMU) As far as I can tell it's that people in the state government recognize there's a transit problem, but have no political will to push for actual solutions because they would be too expensive. So whatever plan they can finagle out of the existing...

Re: Track 61 (Seaport - Back Bay DMU) I'm curious how this 300 feet of new track will work without screwing up the Old Colony- the waits to get into South Station are already long enough, and I'm not sure the already existing bridges would allow a flyover? (Plus it would seem to move the...

Even with Verizon, I noticed that my old apartment in Brighton I only got service in one corner of the living room (or on the balcony)... And Verizon seems to have the worst subway coverage... pick your poison, I guess.

It could be done, I think that was the plan if the recently replaced BL cars had proven up to snuff... The Blue Line's narrower, but I imagine that could be dealt with too. My understanding though is that the current plan is to replace the OL fleet and the 1500-1600-1700 Red Line fleet at the...

Ah, I figured there was good reason for it, just curious why. The subsurface thing makes sense from other diagrams I've seen in taking up more space, but somehow I guess I forgot it- thanks!

So... why is it whenever people suggest reviving the Tremont Street Subway for SL5, it's always done by extending the current tunnel? I mean, certainly there's benefits to a longer tunnel (bypassing more area), but it seems to add a lot of cost... I mean, the Church of All Nations would have to...

My understanding is that the bus that replaced the service that ran down the median there was cut for low ridership pretty early in the MBTA's existence... maybe if they reopen Norumbega Park? :p

From what I can find, the Kinki-Sharyo battery LRV can go 5 miles without a recharge- judging by some quick Googling, this seems to be comparable to a one-way trip from Silver Line Way to the airport terminals, so it wouldn't work for a round trip assuming the wire must stop at Silver Line...

Honestly, in the current state I'm not sure... I love light rail, but you still have to have buses in the tunnel- as far as I know overhead in the Ted Williams Tunnel is a "not going to happen", and even rails for some crazy dual-mode or battery scheme is pushing it pretty heavily. So this...

I'm wondering about the area north of Cummins specifically- if freight traffic on the Fairmount is going to be heavy, then isn't that going to interfere with plans for saturating it with DMUs? I mean, they can certainly still do better than they're doing today and probably keep the freight to...

Re: T construction news I remember there was talk of this last time the MBTA wanted to pull the plug, but there were concerns that Massport might not be able to fund it, since it could count as using airport money for a non-airport purpose? IIRC they said they were going to talk to the FAA to...

An interesting post that makes a lot of sense, but I'm a bit confused by the claim that Fairmount can simultaneously support heavy freight usage, and also near-rapid-transit levels of DMU usage... it seems like something will have to give there.

Re: T construction news Does this mean the MBTA will stop trying to kill off the commuter boats every time they reach a funding crisis?

Noticed "MBTA Worksite" signs at the stops on Huntington southbound corresponding with both the north and south ends of the Northeastern platform... I haven't read the plan for the 39, are they really keeping both stops? It seems like an obvious place for consolidation.

Maybe, but then you wouldn't have the bike lanes- considering the heavy volume of bike traffic the bridge sees I think having them is the right decision.