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If it's mostly to power the terminal district, hopefully they can find a way to stick it in Widett. Someone will inevitably get elected to city council pledging to keep a dangerous power station that benefits commuters from Pawtucket away from our children playing in Southwest Corridor Park...

Is there a location identified in Roxbury where they can build a new power substation that doesn't get substantial pushback from the community? It seems like all of the Southside Phase 1 plan hinges on this thing, since the Readville charging station will be fed from the Providence Line.

Would it be feasible to get EMU service to Gillette by 2026 off an extended Fairmount/Providence starter service? I'm seeing a lot of "but it's actually in Foxborough" comments today regarding Boston being selected to host the World Cup. Admittedly that's mostly from DC fans bitter/despondent...

If Blue is extended to Kenmore via the Riverbank subway, trips from Harvard on a further extended Blue Line would not be able to access the core of Back Bay. A Green Line extension would presumably have the option to run from Harvard via GJ or into the current Green Line tunnel, which would take...

Because there isn't enough ridership in Needham to support it. It also may not end up being that cheap to add a second track and third rail through Cutler Park if environmentalists start suing. There are also more convenient park and ride locations in the areas to the North and South of a...

Bingo, I am trying to think about useful mainline rail connections beyond NSRL, including moving subway service away from mainline rail corridors. Is that a more efficient use of the right of way? Would the perils of reverse branching make this a complete disaster from the get-go? Does...

If I were God, I would eliminate all the soil/water table/other underground obstacles to make tunneling cheaper and easier in Boston than anywhere else on earth. With that out of the way, let's build some Crossrail lines: Crossrail 1: Connects the Old Colony Lines to the Fitchburg Line via...

#2. They're the most expensive trains in the world to operate. How do you square that with a T operating budget? Rebuttal: "Why not? No future plans = must-be automatic scrap value when all is said and done. I'm sure the lessors will be reasonable because their top [self-assumed] priority is...

**Screams into the abyss** So all the electrification options get saddled with SCR Phase 2 costs? And 15 minute all-day service to Fall River AND New Bedford? And the Diesel option has 15 mins for North-side but 30 mins South-side? But we also buy electric locomotives for Providence service...

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The argument for BC is that a 45+ minute trip downtown doesn't constitute good service. The trip from Attleboro to downtown in the morning rush is just as fast. How much is GLT and Comm Ave re-build expected to improve travel time? I'm not saying it's BC-or-bust, this could just as easily...

Picking up on the "Aqua Line" discussion from the Unbuilt Roads thread... There's always the question of where the Blue Line heads after the "Reasonable" expansion to Kenmore, and I'd like to make my crazy pitch for BC. Blue would tunnel under Brookline Ave with new stops replacing the D line...