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Glad to hear this. I was at South Station in the early spring to meet a childhood friend up from Florida whose wife was attending a conference at the Convention Center. A day in the 50s, my South Station highlight was getting off the train in a short sleeve shirt to find my friend bundled up...

I was wondering about the construction project underway in the northeast quadrant of the Highland Avenue interchange in Needham. Now I know!

For those looking forward to phase II for South Coast Rail, you might want to ignore the rest of this post. Rep. William M. Straus, co-chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation, is retiring following completion of his current term. He was/still is a strong advocate for the...

Bradley H. Clark's 1972 book South Shore Quincy - Boston, celebrating the 1971 opening of the Quincy Red Line extension, does not explicitly list the track speed limits on the extension. The book does state, however, the "South Shore Cars" built by Pullman-Standard (015xx - 016xx series) were...

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: No, you don't. Clearly. Regarding the year-round population of the Cape, you certainly do not know what you're talking about. A former Cape resident, the information Vagabond posted aligns with what I know of today's community. I remain in...

Thanks for bringing some facts to the discussion. ;)

Yes, there's little chance that Sandwich or West Barnstable will become CapeFLYER stops. CCRTA administrator Tom Cahir has made it clear he opposes additional stops for the train, over concern on extending the run time. He was not in favor of adding Wareham Village 10 years ago, but he was...

From The New Bedford Light Facebook page: "Join The New Bedford Light for a Community Conversation about what's next for transit on the South Coast at 6 p.m. on June 18 in the third floor meeting room at the downtown branch of the New Bedford Public Library. Admission is free, but please...

"New South Coast Rail timeline: May 2025 "The MBTA’s general manager and project manager provided the first update in months: Tracks are certified, testing to begin Monday and the agency is confident it can meet its new deadline. "Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated...

"MBTA general manager to break agency’s silence on South Coast Rail Thursday "Phil Eng will speak at Bristol Community College in Fall River and later at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, two months after the MBTA delayed the project without announcing a new timeline. "The general manager of the...

Yup. Slip sliding away. But I'm sure the project management team is being held accountable. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: I wonder how much the cost overruns have been with these delays...

Nor should Greenbush (or Kingston/Plymouth) riders be happy if the state were to propose this. A quick search for commuter rail ridership by line found these February 14th figures (the latest I could find) for the three Old Colony lines on recovery.transitmatter.org: Middleborough/Lakeville...

Well, there's one thing I agree with in her comments: "She called Fred Salvucci 'hands down the best transportation secretary ever'". Yup, and there's absolutely no sign that's going to change during her tenure.

Didn't realize that's what happened, so thanks for the correction. Fair use quotes are fine, but copying a full article is not OK in any case, and particularly if the content is behind a paywall.

Fair use quotes are fine and helpful, along with a link to the full article. Stick n move provided just that, which I appreciate. It encouraged me to click the link and read the full article.

Project Manager Jean Fox presented an update on status during the Cape Cod Chapter, NRHS banquet last June. I noted her presentation then did not include a planned opening date, so I asked during the Q&A. She said it was hoped to be late "this year" (2023), but it was dependent on PTC testing...

The state did not "create" the canal. It was built by private enterprise and opened in 1914. The canal was purchased in 1928 by the federal government and greatly widened in the 1930s. With the 1928 purchase, the federal government assumed the rights and obligations to operate and maintain...

OpenCape is building out a fiber network on the Cape. I don't know how far they have gotten. I do know a few years ago they strung fiber across the canal via the railroad lift bridge.

The terrain along much of the canal is high on both sides, notably around the Sagamore Bridge extending most of the way toward the Bourne Bridge. The result is long approach tunnels would be needed for the canal crossing. Add to that the highway interchanges close to the canal that would be...

Yeah, I'd like to see specific citations as well. I grew up by the Cape (many years ago) and follow the news there. What specific meetings were held "about what's going to happen when all the Boomers are dead"? I haven't read about any. The suggestion the Cape's year-round population is...