roy_mustang76
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This. Unfuck the Old Colony by putting Braintree under Ashmont after JFK/UMass to allow two tracks for the OC. Then run Urban Rail to Brockton at sub-1/2 hr frequencies. No reason to bring Red past Braintree, and it would really hard to do, because the OC ROW south of Braintree was never wider than two-tracks.
And there’s the answer on ROW, thanks. I wouldn’t say I think extending Red past Braintree was a good idea (it’s not), more curious if it was even feasible from a ROW perspective, because BostonBoy got me wondering with his Savin Hill superstation idea.
Yes. Extending beyond Ashmont (to Mattapan via Milton) or Alewife (to Waltham via Belmont or to Lexington via Arlington) would make far more sense than extending beyond Braintree.
For the record, that need not be an either/or, and eliminating the MSHL is one of the more obvious choices to make in the system, Milton NIMBYs notwithstanding. The Red leads at Alewife are angled towards Arlington, which is unfortunate because Lexington is emphatically not on board with the program. Not sure how hard it would be to get Red over to the Fitchburg but I’m fairly sure it would be a bear.