I wonder if Proterra will eventually make bendy buses.
https://cleantechnica.com/2016/09/1...tric-buses-350-mile-range-catalyst-e2-series/
https://cleantechnica.com/2016/09/1...tric-buses-350-mile-range-catalyst-e2-series/
This is how GLX should have gone up: simple and fast.
This is how GLX should have gone up: simple and fast.
Agree with both of you.The Chelsea right-of-way is much easier construction.
i don't understand the Silver Line concept very well.
i get it with the Airport.
but, elsewhere, if you can do a bus, why can't you do this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narro...a#/media/File:JR_East_E259_Narita-Express.jpg
transportation in space challenged alleys, that actually works sucks - i guess.
Okay a quick update.
I got a phone call today from my buddy who drives Silver Line Buses. Now I can't reveal everything he told me but he did tell me somethings I can say.
The 60 Foot New Flyer XD60 Excelsior buses are arriving. About 1-2 a week. I think he said 20 of these will be repainted from MBTA Bus colors to MBTA Silver Line Colors in the next week or two. These 60 foot buses that are repainted into SL colors will be used for the new SLG (or SL6 has he refers to it). I'm pretty sure not all 20 will be used for SLG, but a good portion of them will be. Yay new buses!
They are also training on these new buses this week! Says they are a real nice ride and a upgrade from some of the older 60 foot buses.
He also stated that "unofficially" the SL6/SLG should begin service in Spring 2017. I'm thinking *late* Spring considering the state of construction right now.
However, I have a feeling they cannot setup forms and pour concrete in the summer (I think it may have to do the type of concrete used). Which is why Box District Station was done last fall (forms were removed by January), and no other concrete work has been done since then.
I'm gonna try to pop over to Market Basket this weekend and see how far along they are over there. As seen in the pictures above, they are just starting. If they are hauling ass, and trying to setup forms by late October, they have alot of work to do so some noticeable changes should occur very quickly over the next few weeks.
There were a few other details he did say but I can't say just yet. I'm waiting for confirmation. He's also gonna try to snap a few pictures for me of the new buses to share here in the next week or so.
So stay tuned!
The target to open Silver Line service to Chelsea is late fall 2017, but it could be delayed if the dual-mode overhaul is delayed or halted.
Sorry, cybah, but your buddy hasn't been given the best info. Mr. Winston O'Boogie is our resident expert on MBTA fleet issues, and his comments here match the unofficial-but-drop-dead-accurate NETransit roster.
The XD60s are single-mode; they cannot generally go into the Waterfront Tunnel. Not outright prohibited like CNG buses, but no way they'll be used in regular service. It's not like the Harvard tunnel where a certain percentage of electrics is enough for decent ventilation.
The contract with MMA is for the 32 dual-modes, of which eight are finished are already in service again.
Sorry, cybah, but your buddy hasn't been given the best info. Mr. Winston O'Boogie is our resident expert on MBTA fleet issues, and his comments here match the unofficial-but-drop-dead-accurate NETransit roster.
The XD60s are single-mode; they cannot generally go into the Waterfront Tunnel. Not outright prohibited like CNG buses, but no way they'll be used in regular service. It's not like the Harvard tunnel where a certain percentage of electrics is enough for decent ventilation.
The contract with MMA is for the 32 dual-modes, of which eight are finished are already in service again.
Maybe theyre planning on a forced transfer at Silver Line Way?
Grab an electric bus or two from Cambridge and run only in the tunnel. Then forced transfer at SLW for Diesel buses going to Chelsea?