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Since we are shitposting, instead of EMUs, I recommend flywheel trains: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_139#:~:text=6 External links-,Technology,uses the energy for acceleration.

Sorry I don't have a picture but the structure for the escalator in to the bus station extension from the arches has been installed.

I belive Cleveland is converting thier red line to LRV. https://www.riderta.com/blogs/siemens-mobility-chosen-24-new-railcars#:~:text=Jul%2014%2C%202023&text=Siemens%20Mobility%20has%20been%20selected,Blue%20and%20Green%20Line%20trains.

The lighting is dramatically improved, especially in person.

And no provision for a 3rd track on the NEC main line even though there plenty of room.

There is an agenda item in the upcoming MassDOT meeting for "Compass Rail: Passenger Rail for the Commonwealth". A quick googly search finds a job posting and indication that Compass Rail is what MassDOT is now calling the Knowledge Corridor line and East West Rail on the B&A line. Interesting...

A man, a plan, a canal. Pinglu.

These look nice: https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/alstom-lands-315mm-ctdot-order/

Meanwhile it looks like excavation is underway for construction of Winthrop Square park.

This should make the T start thinking about the fast-approaching Would Cup and the number of visitors who will want to get to Gillette without cars.

It is incredible to me that they aren't even provisioning for a future 3rd track here. They are actively preventing it forever with this. This is the NEC main line and they need to take every opportunity, no matter how small, to add capacity for passing.

It looks like Devonshire street is open now.

The Federal Railroad Administration recently released its study of long distance rail routes. The slide deck is huge but very interesting https://fralongdistancerailstudy.org/meeting-materials/ This is required by the IIJA to evaluate former routes for potential restoration. No impact on New...

And T under D.

Perhaps for the best. Maybe they can go back to the drawing board and redesign it to provision for a 3rd track.

Interesting. So the idea is to put a huge amount of weight on the ground to compress the soil, then truck away what isn't needed? The compressed ground then serving as a more stable base?

I've seen a stop at Palmer shown in numerous studies. It is right off the Pike and provides good access from the eastern side of Springfield.

The conductors aren't collecting tickets. This is not a structural problem, it's a human resources problem.

The South Station Tower 1 interlocking construction project is now out to bid. This is a pretty big deal. https://bc.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/design_and_construction/construction_bid/?cbid=3414

In state government it is not unusual to get a slug of money that has to be spent by June 30, the end of the fiscal year. It is entirely possible that the T/Keolis found out about this pretty recently. Some other project likely had a schedule slip and their finance people probably said "what do...