Red, Orange Lines compete to see which is worst
By adamg - 7/27/12 - 5:42 pm
Red Line riders wait for a train, because what other choice do they have? Photo by Robby.
A dead train at Haymarket, you say? The Red Line attempts to trump that with a dead train of its own at Park Street AND another one at Harvard. How can Orange answer?
Meanwhile, speaking of competition, Landon Kolsky proposes an MBTA Olympics:
Events include high evasion jumping, baby stroller hurdles, 100 meter dash to the Red Line, and Curling.
Only problem, he adds:
The opening and closing ceremonies will be delayed due to a signal problem, they will apologize for any inconvenience.
Comments
and helpful too!
So tonight I tried the Red Line first. After waiting at South Station in a delayed train I decided to walk to DTX because I was headed for a stop on the Orange Line. By mistake I went through the entrance gates that are for Red Line so turned around and walked down the concourse. Of course at the Orange Line gate I get the dreaded "pass already used" and there's not a uniformed mbta staffer anywhere in sight. I piggybacked through with someone and surprise-the skinny guy in the plaid shirt flashes his badge + stops me. I explained what happened, he mumbled ok + I ran for the train.
Ah, T workers all undercover!
T workers are all undercover looking for fare evaders! That's why its so hard to find them!
They are connected via the Red Line platform
So you don't have to use the concourse, just so you know.
You do have to leave the
You do have to leave the fare-paid area for certain Orange-Red transfers if you require elevators.
By the way, was the skinny guy really a cop, or was he an inspector? I'd be surprised if a cop let someone go that easily.
Worcester Line wants in on the action
Natick: Where trains go to die.
Indeed
Framnghm/Worc P526 04:55 PM IB experiencing 45-60 min delays due to a train traffic ahead 7/27/2012 6:32 PM
Framnghm/Worc P527 05:35 PM OB experiencing 30-45 min delays due to train traffic ahead 7/27/2012 6:29 PM
Framnghm/Worc P523 05:00 PM OB experiencing 45-60 min delays due to train traffic ahead 7/27/2012 6:23 PM
Framnghm/Worc P525 05:10 PM OB experiencing 30-45 min delays due to train traffic ahead 7/27/2012 6:23 PM
Framnghm/Worc P532 06:15 PM IB experiencing 45-60 min delays due to original train being a disabled 7/27/2012 6:09 PM
Framnghm/Worc P521 04:27 PM OB experiencing 30-45 min delays due to assisting a disabled train 7/27/2012 5:40 PM
Framnghm/Worc P519 04:05 PM OB experiencing 45-60 min delays due to it being a disabled train 7/27/2012 5:02 PM
MBCR owns up
The rail operator tweets:
30+ minutes to power up the air brakes
on a "double" train?!?
Man, the MBCR really knows how to serve up the (what comes out the back of a male cow), don't they.
Even worse that the MSM willingly accepts such lame excuses.
Crazy Commute
Thanks to the Red Line What a way to start a Friday.night! Got on crowded train @ Kendall @ 5:45. Got off at 6:22 in Qu Ctr. just to get on a crowded bus which I had to wait 20 mins for because of the. Red Line.
Well, thank goodness those
Well, thank goodness those thousands of stranded passengers are at least safe from biological warfare.
We may have a transit system that breaks down daily, that daily wastes countless thousands of hours of commuters' time, but thank goodness we have a federal government that ensures that those broken down trains are safe from bombs and biological agents.
Get Homeland money for maintenance!
MBTA needs a grant from Homeland Security to make the system more reliable. You see, the more people on platforms and in tunnels waiting, the more victims there will be from attack! Attacks also makes elevators and escalators important for rescue operations, so they need to also work.
Don't forget one stalwart MBTA Olympics event..
...Synchronized Bus Bunching (I imagine the 66 route would be the heavy favorite to win the gold medal, although don't count out the Unified 35/36/37 rush hour team to pull off the upset).
My money's on the 23
My money's on the 23
No, that would be the #1
Four of them, quite literally with no cars separating them, were bunched up at rush hour on Wednesday.
T Surfing
With Crush and Non-crush competitions.
Signals getting in on the action
Red Line experiencing 20-25 min delays due to signal problem
7/27/2012 11:00 PM
yea they told us switch broke
yea they told us switch broke at park street. took me almost an hour to get from harvard to park street.
Anyone wearing a backpack on
Anyone wearing a backpack on a crowded subway train or bus automatically qualifies for the new Olympic event having a working "title" of Human Demolition Derby for the Oblivious.
Man, the T sucks. No
Man, the T sucks. No exaggeration, it was faster for me to WALK 3 miles from the Stony Brook stop to Boston University (where I used to work).
Where to begin
Nah, why even bother.
I like the skinny undercover cop in the plaid shirt story though. Nobody expects these undercover cops to be skinny and hip.