Orange Line

How to avoid spilling your coffee at a subway stop

adamg — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:55:56 +0000

Don't try riding your bike up the escalator while holding a cup in one hand. SC reports watching in amazement today as a guy rode his bike down the Orange Line platform at Forest Hills, then tried to ride it up the escalator:

He got stuck at the bottom & spilled his coffee everywhere. ... Got one wheel on and lost control while still on the seat.

Wonder if he's the same guy spotted riding his bike down the Orange Line platform at Back Bay last month.

And here's why you'll never catch some people riding the T without pants

adamg — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:54:07 +0000

The morning after No Pants Day, Gretchen Bostrom tweets (don't read if eating):

Harping on the Orange Line

adamg — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:43:28 +0000

Katia enjoyed a harp player at Downtown Crossing today.

There's probably a limit to how far the T will go to promote bicycle use

adamg — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:40:01 +0000

And this guy, spotted by a T worker at Back Bay station today, has probably just exceeded it:

Orange Line commute delayed by guy wandering around tunnel near Downtown Crossing

adamg — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:24:54 +0000

Trains in both directions came to a halt this evening as police ordered power to the third rails shut off while they got the guy off the tracks.

Meanwhile, three hours earlier in Newton, police were dispatched to Metacomet Road on a report of "a naked man doing pushups." Unfortunately, or fortunately as the case may be, he completed his reps and left before police arrived.

From the sublime to the ridiculous on the T

adamg — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:49:58 +0000

Two tweets from your basic Saturday on the T:

Derek Lumpkins: "Never thought I'd see someone carry a Christmas tree on the subway."

Dan Moriarty: "The MBTA: Where watching a woman lick the cut on her kneecap is normal."

Orange Line springs an electricity leak

adamg — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:08:14 +0000

Orange Line riders wait for mystery shuttle bus at Green. Photo by Rick Pinchera.

UPDATE, 9:24 a.m.: The T says normal service has resumed, but with "residual delays."

You'd be hard pressed to pick a worse time for the Orange Line to die than 8 a.m. on a weekday. But there's no service south of Ruggles as the T tries to figure out where the power went. Shuttle buses are allegedly plying the roads; the queueing masses at Forest Hills are being told to take the 39. Rider Jennifer M sums it up:

BLARG

Of course, the problems quickly backed up north of downtown as well. Shana O. tweets:

Stuck on an orange line train packed like sardines delayed at CC, feeling claustrophobic

They were having a security checkpoint when a takedown broke out

adamg — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:15:41 +0000

Roy Simonds photographed the scene at Back Bay station shortly before 6 p.m., wonders if it was real or just part of the security show:

Guy was too calm, not aggravated, then went down pretty easy. Looked "staged". Other TSAs pretty calm at table.

Wait a minute: How can an outbound train from Forest Hills already be full?

adamg — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:03:35 +0000

Martin Connolly reports some savvy/sneaky inbound commuters at Stony Brook and Green Street take the outbound train to Forest Hills, then don't get off as the train becomes an inbound one, which reduces the odds that poor Forest Hill saps like him can get a seat.

Trains die on three of four subway lines

adamg — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:01:48 +0000

So far this morning trains have had to be taken out of service on the Red, Orange and Riverside lines. The E Line is stopping at Brigham Circle because of a car accident further up the line. No word yet from the Blue Line.

Haymarket T stop shut due to possible radiation leak

adamg — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:06:13 +0000

Yep, 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.

Let's play: Guess the subway line

adamg — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:24:17 +0000

Meg Fowler Tripp got on a train this morning and soon after heard the driver exclaim:

I'm closing the doors to this train, and don't you be thinkin' God's gonna open a window and let your ass on.

If you immediately thought gotta be the Orange Line, congratulations, get yourself a donut at Mike's or Donut and Donuts.

The Orange Line gets you to thinking

adamg — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:01:30 +0000

Melina wonders:

"Why is there a single slice of turkey on this escalator?" These are questions I ask myself on the Orange Line.

The Orange Line's new sleeper-car service

adamg — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:49:26 +0000

You do have to bring your own blanket, though.

The new Assembly Square T stop

adamg — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:01:14 +0000

The Somerveille Transportation Equity Partnership has posted some renderings of the proposed new Orange Line stop at Assembly Square.