Haymarket
Haymarket T stop shut due to possible radiation leak
By adamg - 11/29/11 - 12:06 pmYep, just when you thought nothing else could cause problems on the T. Channel 4 reports hazmat crews are in the busway with a truck, licensed to carry radioactive materials, with readings showing a possible leak.
UPDATE: Crews began clearing scene shortly after noon, when readings showed acceptable levels.
The declining art of grumpiness
By adamg - 11/22/10 - 12:57 pmMike Ball notes that the waitresses at Durgin-Park haven't been grumpy for a long time. And now, he reports, even most of the hawkers at Haymarket are no longer grimacing screamers:
Honestly, some of the predictable drama is gone, contemporary with the nasty old elevated Interstate that went with the Big Dig. I guess after over 40 years of that, I can’t say I need to relive it every week. The thrill is gone.
Maybe it's time to consider chaining your smartphone to your wrist
By adamg - 11/2/10 - 7:45 am
MBTA Transit Police report this guy snatched an iPhone away from an Orange Line rider easy-peasey on Oct. 23:
Victim was on a Northbound train and when the doors opened at Haymarket Station the suspect grabbed the victim's iPhone from his hand and fled out of the station.
Guy look familiar? Contact Transit Police at 617-222-1069.
Haymarket T stop stinks
By adamg - 9/12/10 - 12:18 pmAlertNewEngland tweets officials have shut the station because of a powerful stench.
The people-eating escalator at Haymarket
By adamg - 6/21/10 - 9:25 amShawnna Imani reports that after getting dumped out of one Orange Line train taken out of service at Ruggles, she finally got to Haymarket and was on her way up the escalator when it just stopped, throwing her and others down and giving her a set of fresh puncture wounds on her arm (only click if you want to see somebody's arm with bits of skin missing). She adds that a T employee apologized and gave her a six-month CharlieCard.
Twin fires on the Orange Line?
By adamg - 12/21/09 - 5:48 pmUPDATE: MBTA says no fires.
Boston Police are tweeting there are fires in the Chinatown AND State Street stations on the Orange Line. Local 718 tweets firefighters are trying to determine the source of smoke on the Orange Line at Downtown Crossing.
The T itself is only reporting a disabled inbound train at Haymarket.
Haymarket to get apartment building instead of museum
By adamg - 12/2/09 - 12:31 pmBoston Museum couldn't raise enough money; developer could, the Herald reports.
Trash fire at Haymarket station disrupts late-night riders
By adamg - 11/23/09 - 11:18 pmA small trash fire on the Green Line tracks was extinguished by a Green Line driver late tonight, but there might be something else going on at Haymarket. Around 11 p.m., Boston_Fireman tweeted to expect delays on both Green and Orange lines. Green Line service in both directions was stopped, while power on the Orange Line between Haymarket and State Street was turned off. However, the T was given the OK to restore service on both lines around 11:40 p.m.
Metro: The quicker picker-upper
By adamg - 10/28/09 - 9:02 pm
Some enterprising MBTA worker figured out he could use some stacks of Metros to sop up leaks on the Orange Line inbound platform at Haymarket. I took this photo today, but the leak wasn't due to today's downpours - the T has been using Metros for months now to sop up the same leak at the same location, probably because it's a lot cheaper than trying to fix the problem.
Yankees fans can't spell
By adamg - 10/21/09 - 7:37 amMichael Ratty provides the proof, with a photo from Haymarket station.
