HenryAlan
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That starts in April.Right. It would only make sense once MBCR flips to Charlie.
That starts in April.Right. It would only make sense once MBCR flips to Charlie.
No it doesn't.That starts in April.
Are there any conversations at all about where such a facility could be built/expanded? I'm assuming not...There's nowhere available to store and service them. Trust me, it's been asked. A lot.
No it doesn't.
Starting in april, commuter rail monthly passes will just be printed in ink on charlie cards. There will still be no actual acceptance of Charlie on commuter rail.
Makes one wonder this SL to Chelsea thing is supposed to work...There's nowhere available to store and service them. Trust me, it's been asked. A lot.
Was it a Charlie Card or Charlie Ticket? I never used the Card on the Providence Line, or saw anyone else use it, but maybe we just didn't know it was possible. Or maybe it was too long ago (I lived in Providence 2011-2012).I've used my Charlie Card on the commuter rail from Boston to Providence. I got a discount on the ride because it's a disability pass.![]()
I was actually looking at bus prices yesterday (I don't know how that happened), and the price difference between a 35ft and a 40ft was only about 8k on a bus costing almost 250k. Sure there's a savings, but the flexibility for operations is probably better.What about swapping in some smaller buses for less heavily traveled routes?
SEPTA appears to have some buses in the 25-30 foot range on their roster.
http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/septa-bus-roster.php
The only advantage I can see is fitting slightly more buses in a depot yard.I was actually looking at bus prices yesterday (I don't know how that happened), and the price difference between a 35ft and a 40ft was only about 8k on a bus costing almost 250k. Sure there's a savings, but the flexibility for operations is probably better.
This is the most archBoston post ever.I was actually looking at bus prices yesterday (I don't know how that happened)
Vancouver has small community shuttles; the drivers on these minibuses are paid less than on full-size buses.What about swapping in some smaller buses for less heavily traveled routes?
SEPTA appears to have some buses in the 25-30 foot range on their roster.
http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/septa-bus-roster.php
This was may first reaction as well.It does not make any sense for the MBTA to store, maintain and operate smaller buses. That's a whole new set of manuals and knowledge they have to train workers on. That's another set of vehicles that have to be swapped in and out, incurring costly deadhead time, whenever flexibility is needed.
Cripes. WRTA just spent $7 mil (of grants) on 6 electric buses last year, to save $3 mil over the life of the buses.I was actually looking at bus prices yesterday (I don't know how that happened), and the price difference between a 35ft and a 40ft was only about 8k on a bus costing almost 250k. Sure there's a savings, but the flexibility for operations is probably better.