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Having grown up near Buzzards Bay village, a few thoughts. I'll reference a couple of insightful posts. First: And this is why you're not seeing any mention of improving public transportation to or from the Cape, whether its bus or rail. While the claim is this project is meant to merely...

I assume this is in response to this crap:

The East Street bridge in Westwood was replaced a few years ago. Search "east street bridge westwood" on Youtube to see videos of the project, as well as some of the many too-tall vehicles that tried to pass under the old bridge.

Rear view of this building, I assume, described as an MBTA substation.

The Cape Cod & Hyannis used to connect with Amtrak trains at Attleboro back in the 1980s.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has once again blocked additional CapeFlyer weekend runs, according to a CapeFlyer Facebook post. From the post: "Planning for this season is well underway. We were shot down again for an additional round trip..." Later reply by CapeFLYER: "We have to submit...

There is a three year old YouTube video posted showing the planned improvements for the Route 20 interchange with connector to Route 117.

I love the MBTA spokesweasel response in the StreetsBlog article: The bascule span is what tiny proportion of the viaduct? The rail across the entire span wasn't replaced as part of the viaduct rehabilitation? I wonder if Battison kept a straight face writing the response.

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...