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...which is why you don't mindlessly copy things. The River Line has too much single track, therefore a new interurban should have less single track. This does not disprove the idea of a modern interurban, it suggests the specific implementation has some flaws which are not fundamental to an...

Re: Providence <-> Fall River <-> New Bedford: Why not light rail à la River Line? There are 3 major discontinuities, Downtown Providence, Downtown Fall River, and Ocean Grove. All of them could be worked around with a bit of street-running, possibly single-tracked for short portions to avoid...

There are a few reasons: 1. There's got to be a connecting hub somewhere. 2. Each of these services serves a purpose, and removing one would be a sacrifice, not an optimization. Gardner-North Adams for service along the Mohawk trail, Greenfield-Boston for an express connection to Boston from...

I'm just about done with (V1 of) everything west of Lowell that's in MA, so here's an update. (Scope creep has set in, unsurprisingly.)

Yes. There is a lot of demand from Salem, and it is still split between Downtown/Everett/Chelsea and Revere/East Boston/MGH like Lynn. In addition to 2-3 infills (depends how you count Riverworks) in Lynn, Swampscott could be moved to the BL speeding up Newburyport/Rockport trips and you can add...

The first 30 or so pages of the report are a "state of the field" report, essentially. What are current conditions in Boston, what's new in transportation, and what's being tried around the world. They point to the success of Bluebikes hubs for multimodal trips quite a lot, and they also talk a...

I maintain my position of "NEC all the way" but without a Readville rebuild some trains on the Fairmount Line will be necessary. I think there is a strong case for stopping at at least some stations. Under the BNRD Talbot Ave has a direct high frequency bus connection to Longwood and Newmarket...

100% agree until here. Readville needs a rebuild, and if you accept that I don't really see why all Franklin Line trains shouldn't continue on the NEC. A track arrangement like this: ↑↓↓↕↑ supports 2 Franklin tracks, two Providence Tracks, and one Amtrak express track at Readville without any...

Important sub-point: While staying as the MBTA GM.

That's likely part of it, but I think a bigger chunk is the intersections. Paint doesn't fix long red light times.

Related to this: Would SCR Phase II be easier if it went via Mansfield instead? It's a bit of a detour but it's dead straight which should hopefully help with travel times, and it avoids any big wildlife areas like the Hockomock Swamp. The big downside is that the ROW is heavily encroached...

Are we sure about this? A station there would (probably) have an exit onto Bridge St, possibly right across the street from where you'd put an exit for a rebuilt Union Station. And if parking space is what you're after, the Palmer Highway Dept is right next door with a large gravel lot, or you...

Hell, Fall River to Wareham is ~39 miles, via New Bedford it's only around 29 miles.

I can't speak for that house in particular but from where I've been in western Europe it's lots of bricks, plaster, concrete, etc. Very durable, very difficult to punch a hole through the wall, and very difficult to insulate. Americans pay far, far less for heating than Europeans and it's not...

Especially this. For arriving to games/concerts the demand is going to be more level. Some people want to show up very early to gift shop or get food or enjoy the pre-show/supporting acts or whatever. Other people only want to come for the main event, most are somewhere in between. For leaving...

At 540 people per train, and 20 trains per hour, that's nearly 30% of Fenway Park's capacity per hour.

The terrain certainly makes one not an unreasonable choice but a gondola can only move around 15% of Dodger Stadium's capacity in an hour. Lines seem like an inevitability before and especially after events.

Does your metro station have a waterfront view? (Troelstralaan, Rotterdam Metro)

Arguably stretching the definition of 'crazy' here but here's the pitch: Completely remake Massachusetts into a railroad state. Reactivate loads of old lines, and encourage dense yet decentralized development in existing railroad villages, towns, and cities that are small but relatively dense...

I went to Warsaw last month but never posted the photos. Unfortunately posting them involves writing out Polish, here goes nothing: Księcia Janusza Młynów Plac Wilson Nowy Świat - Uniwersytet Świętokrzyska