Plan is always to run up to two car consists, depending if the line has long enough platforms (d & e initially, I think, with b&c being only one car until until the stations are eventually all lengthened.)
Boylston, Hynes and Symphony are the stations that still need work. Hynes and Symphony have projects but not BoylstonIsn't Boylston an issue? I can't find any of the project docs at the moment, but I could have sworn at least one of the central subway stations needed substantial work to let two-car trains run.
Plan is always to run up to two car consists, depending if the line has long enough platforms (d & e initially, I think, with b&c being only one car until until the stations are eventually all lengthened.)
Boylston, Hynes and Symphony are the stations that still need work. Hynes and Symphony have projects but not Boylston
Isn't Boylston an issue? I can't find any of the project docs at the moment, but I could have sworn at least one of the central subway stations needed substantial work to let two-car trains run.
here's a doc from 2018 that has station lengths / curves from that time. I don't know if any updated presentations like this were made.
Green Line Future Capacity Study Update 5/7/2018
How on earth is Heath Street going to get extended by 100 feet? Even if you build an island platform and get rid of the parking lot its still only 150 feet.That's exactly the document I was looking for. Thanks!
For those that don't want to click through: it mentions the Boylston Westbound is fine for now, with Eastbound being only 210 feet out of the necessary 225 feet. The question of how to achieve those extra 15 feet remains to be seen. Other D/E stations that need work are Brookline Hills EB and Heath Street. Was Brookline Hills made long enough when it was reconstructed? The limited documentation I can find implies it was not.
For those that don't want to click through: it mentions the Boylston Westbound is fine for now, with Eastbound being only 210 feet out of the necessary 225 feet. The question of how to achieve those extra 15 feet remains to be seen. Other D/E stations that need work are Brookline Hills EB and Heath Street. Was Brookline Hills made long enough when it was reconstructed? The limited documentation I can find implies it was not.
Can’t the quad tracks be extended west of Boylston using the old outer tracks allowing for the switches the be removed thus allowing the platforms to be extended?Makes me wonder what exactly they measured. If that 210' number includes the portion of the platform past the inspector's booth on the Park Street end, it'd be a lot less clear how to extend it. (Though couldn't they just not open the end doors or something?)
It was shown in the June System-Wide Accessibility meeting.It's funny, but I don't see a pic of this new trolley on the T's website at all!! Just tried to find it there!!!! I wonder why!!!! View attachment 41536