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Little off topic but how much capacity does the Green line Central Tunnel have? If we theoretically had unlimited trains and yard space how many lines could we run throught the tunnel without reducing the frequency on the branches? Or is it already at capacity?

How is this for the craziest pitch ever, lets extend the Erie Canal to Boston! https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/48576 https://archive.org/details/reportofcommissi1826mass/page/n11/mode/2up

Are there any other documents that show alternate alignments for glx? I am specifically interested in tunnel alternatives.

Thank you. Also does anyone have a copy of the Beyond Lechmere Northwest Corridor Study Major Investment Study/Alternatives Analysis

Does anyone have a pdf copy of this Appendix B – Station and Alignment Selection Analysis, Prepared by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., October 2009. from the glx section 4(f) evaluation/draft environmental impact statement

I was wondering if someone had detailed plans on it.

Does anyone know about The All-Tunnel plan for the big dig. It was proposed by Steve kaiser and is mentioned on page 333 of Inventing the Charles river. It also appears to be mentioned on the Wikipedia article for the big dig.

I would like to see anyone’s alt history ideas.

Has anyone made a google map of all the proposed railroads from The state libaray of Massachusetts/archive? https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/50508

It’s based on this: https://archive.org/details/masterhighwaypla00char/mode/2up

Great, should we create a new thread for requests like this?

Didn’t know where to put this but has anyone made a Google map or kml of the 1948 master highway plan? Also where should I put requests like this in the future?

Was there an official plan to run the red line to the airport?

Before BERY there were different companies with competing plans for elevated lines.

A while ago someone (I forget who) mentioned the they had made a google map of a alternative history system where there were many companies building rapid transit lines (like the London Underground) but the link was not shared. Can whoever made it publish it please.

Not Sure if this is crazy or reasonable but my idea is to convert track 61 to a busway and run SL2 busses on it I made a crude map here https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&mid=18WJ6tMQf6GQqfopRP8AiGK9HDIv6AGUp&ll=42.34547885863129%2C-71.03361254999999&z=15 (First time using google my maps)

In the boston metropolitan transit recess commission report there was a proposal for a huge loop, does anyone know more about this or have a map of the proposal

I was thinking that, but with greenways.

In the South shore Quincy-Boston book by Boston Street Railway Association about the red line extension, it is mentioned the EMSR and the MTC proposed a busway along the Old Colony ROW, does anyone know more about this.

Could the Long Island sound be an outlet.