MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

[Tsquare2001]

This coordination has Eng's management written all over it. Historically these would have been separate shut downs.

MassDOT: Sorry we have to shut the Worcester line for the bridge replacements. Eng: CR folks -- what work can you complete during this forced shutdown? Get it done.

The MBTA falls within MassDOT so, wouldn't MassDOT be responsible for coordinating with it's own internal agencies and god forbid the cities and towns it serves? The endless bottlenecking and alternative route bottlenecking and alternative mode bottlenecking would feel purposeful except that these agencies are so stuffed with nepo hires that it's obviously a lack of ability.

 

[JeffDowntown]

The MBTA falls within MassDOT so, wouldn't MassDOT be responsible for coordinating with it's own internal agencies and god forbid the cities and towns it serves? The endless bottlenecking and alternative route bottlenecking and alternative mode bottlenecking would feel purposeful except that these agencies are so stuffed with nepo hires that it's obviously a lack of ability.

Yes, it SHOULD be a normal course of business. But historically coordination has been very poor.

Dotted lines on org charts do not mean people actually talk to each other.

 

[The EGE]

MBTA Opens New North Wilmington Station on June 30 | News | MBTA

Official website of the MBTA -- schedules, maps, and fare information for Greater Boston's public transportation system, including subway, commuter rail, bus routes, and boat lines.

www.mbta.com

North Wilmington becomes accessible on Monday as well.

 

[themissinglink]

14-year-old girl struck, killed by MBTA commuter train

A teenager was struck and killed Thursday night by a commuter rail train in Worcester.

www.wcvb.com

MBTA police said a group of teens were trespassing on the tracks of the Framingham-Worcester line around 8 p.m. near Sunderland Road and Atlas Street in the Grafton Hill section of Worcester when the incident happened.