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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completely rehabbed the bridge recently, so mechanically it's fine to handle additional openings and closings. It was the Army Corps that refused additional bridge openings and closings, as described by F-Line in this June 11, 2021 post. Regarding ferry...

I agree there are many poor design choices on the map, but the clumsy turn at Middleborough is certainly not one. That accurately depicts the crappy routing for SCR phase 1 to New Bedford and Fall River. I'm amazed the Cape Flyer route is finally acknowledged on an MBTA commuter rail map...

"Woman suffers serious injuries after Moakley Bridge light pole falls on her "Police said the woman was reported to be in stable condition when she was taken to the hospital. "A woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a light pole on the Moakley Bridge fell on her. "Boston police...

I am the person who called Straus a gaslighter, in this post. That was based on my experience on watching him in action six years ago trying to convince Wareham and Bourne town leaders and the public to support the South Coast Rail project's crappy phase 1, routing commuter rail trains via...

Good safety question. I'll add another one for this street, which might be even more interesting. Other than by tribal knowledge as a resident, friend, or somebody with GPS traveling on Back Street, how do you know Berkeley is one-way between Beacon and Storrow for travel toward Storrow...

Riverside's comment is spot on. Ignoring the completely irrelevant water quality question, someone felt jumping from a high bridge into the river of unknown depth was the better option. Meanwhile, passengers in the lead car busted open windows to escape. Gaslighter MBTA general manager...

The photo is from 1969 or later. The New Haven locomotive has been given a Penn Central number. The Penn Central took over the New Haven on January 1st, 1969.

I'll also be opinionated, and state BS on South Coast Rail described in terms of a project "to please people who think suburbs prop up cities and not vice versa." Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River are gateway cities. SCR phase 1 is a political bone, providing a poorly designed level of...

More depressing is the fact that daily commuter rail service is being removed from the existing Middleborough/Lakeville station to accommodate SCR phase 1. Hundreds of residential units were built near the station since it opened in 1997 (Sterling Place Apartments and Kensington Court...

It's said a picture's worth a thousand words, and this thread has been a clear example. My thanks to Javier for sharing his photos as the GLX project has progressed. A story well told.

Thanks for this weekend's posts regarding South Coast Rail and Buzzards Bay rail. I appreciate those who have made an effort to review the recently linked documents for both SCR phase 1 and "Cape Rail," particularly around details for a terminus for "Cape" service at Buzzards Bay, versus a...

The ridership projections have been provided for both South Coast Rail Phase 1 and an extension of commuter rail service to Buzzards Bay or to Bourne. . Table 2-9 on page 2-66 of the linked SCR phase 1 report shows an incremental increase of 2030 (I assume daily) inbound boardings along the...

Not even close. South Coast Rail phase 2, if it also results in the extension of commuter rail to Buzzards Bay. It would provide the level of service that the gateway cities of Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River should have, as well as serve Wareham and Buzzards Bay. The Buzzards Bay...

It's worse than that. The assumption on past studies for Buzzards Bay commuter rail is that the service would be an extension of the existing Middleborough/Lakeville service, so passengers would have a one-seat ride to South Station. Now if Buzzards Bay happens, it will be a crappy shuttle...

A good starting point: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/regional-planning

I assume it's the first 25 seconds or so of this Youtube video.

An update today on the Commonwealth Magazine website regarding Orange Line car testing: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/new-orange-line-cars-being-tested/ "THE MBTA has begun testing its new Orange Line cars with the goal of returning them to active service in the coming weeks...

Umm, no. GLX to Needham and OLX to West Roxbury is an entirely reasonable approach, though I'd hope an OLX would extend to Route 128, if 128 traffic can be sent directly into a terminal station and a walking path be provided for Needham's Greendale neighborhood. I assume a Needham GLX would...

The meeting notes posted so far are from the first meeting in November. While the latest meeting notes have not yet been posted, the Cape Cod Commission has posted the June 9th presentation here, as well as a recording of the online meeting here. The presentation discusses two alternatives...

Spot on observation. We're seeing the same happen for commuter rail with South Coast Rail phase 1. Who seriously believes phase 2 will be funded?