North Station

Police to lock down North Station, Fenway Park areas at halftime

adamg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:11 +0000

Boston Police say anybody not ensconced in a bar in those areas by the time Madonna starts to sing on Sunday will be turned away from the area. And people who are in a bar who leave after she starts belting it out will be escorted out of the area.

In its listing of Important Super Bowl Safety Tips for Patriots Fans Looking to Behave Like Champions, police say that in addition to massive presence around North Station and Kenmore Square, they will also "employ extensive use of video-cameras" to capture evidence of hooliganism.

The document warns that five or more people "tumultuously assembled" on the street can be ordered to disperse immediately.

Lost and found on the Haverhill Line

adamg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:39:03 +0000

A worker at Conover Tuttle Pace downtown came into work this morning rather distraught because she lost her engagment ring on the train into work. But a conductor found the ring and turned it in and now it's back on her finger.

Reminder to commuter-rail riders: It's still technically illegal to punch a mime

adamg — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:34:35 +0000

Seems MBCR will have mimes stationed in North and South stations this afternoon to help usher in the expansion of quiet-car service across all the T's commuter-rail lines.

MBTA to run 'near rush-hour' subway service on Saturday

adamg — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:37:07 +0000

The T says it's beefing up service on Saturday for the Bruins victory parade, which kicks off at 11 a.m. at the Garden.

All four subway lines will run at "near rush hour" schedules during the day. The T says it will also have extra orange-vested workers stationed throughout the system to help riders unfamiliar with how to use CharlieCards or get to the parade route.

The T said commuter rail will run on its normal Saturday schedule, but that it hopes to announce some additional service tomorrow.

Because of the expected crush of fans at the Garden, the T is urging people who want to be right there to use other stations, such as Haymarket and Government Center, or even Park Street and Downtown Crossing, and then walk over.

For sale or lease: Garage in prime location

adamg — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:32:16 +0000

The MBTA is soliciting bids for the garage it owns under North Station. Minimum bid price: $65 million to lease it for the next 50 years (payable in 30 annual installments) or $70 million to buy it outright. Bids for the 1,275-space garage are due July 27 to Transit Realty.

Gilmore Bridge on fire

adamg — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:54:48 +0000

Gilmore Bridge fire. Photo by The Wilbur

Live wires that somehow fell from the Gilmore bridge set debris and old railroad ties on fire, causing thick black smoke visible for miles around and shutting down commuter-rail service into and out of North Station.

The fire broke out around 11:40 a.m. on the Cambridge side, bringing fire crews from both Cambridge and Boston and eventually setting fire to the underside of the bridge itself.

Jack Suslak tweeted from a train heading toward North Station around noon:

We are backing up our train to porter square to connect to red line not allowing any trains into Boston.

3/18/11 - 11:40 am

Bystanders save man who falls on Orange Line tracks just before train enters station

adamg — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:00:43 +0000

Channel 4 reports on the afternoon incident at North Station.

What is it about North Station that makes people plunge into the pit?

Major takedown in North Station area

adamg — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:56:58 +0000

Arrests on Valenti Way. Photo by Kristen Romanelli.

UPDATE: One of the two men arrested has a violent record dating to the 1980s.

Arrested?State Police and the FBI are currently swarming around Valenti Way and Canal and Friend streets - as a State Police helicopter hovers overhead - arresting at least two people.

The Globe reports the operation was linked to bank robberies in Everett and Winthrop by a guy with a fake bomb. Channel 7 reports authorities think he was about to try to rob a Bank of America branch on Canal Street.

Video of the action at Friend Street and Valenti Way, by John Brissette:

Think it's a Fitchburg train?

adamg — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:23:56 +0000

Matthew Woitunski captured a commuter-rail train on the bridge over the Charles River to North Station.

Copyright Matthew Woitunski. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

Getting their T legs

adamg — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:35:01 +0000

Last night, Cathelyne marveled at four women in micro-skirts, appearing somewhat lost at the North Station T stop and a bit unsteady on the high heels they were wearing.

Night's bridges

adamg — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:39:29 +0000

Historygradguy has been ambling about downtown and the West End at night. Above, he captured the train bridge into North Station; below, the Zakim.

Copyright Historygradguy. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

No Green Line service between North Station and Lechmere the next couple of nights

adamg — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:54:43 +0000

The T reports it will be bustituting starting at 9 p.m. tonight and tomorrow because of the need to shut Science Park for elevator work.

OK, this is starting to get ridiculous: Orange Line on fire again

adamg — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:59:31 +0000

Today's fire was under a train just past the southbound platform at North Station, shortly before 11 a.m.

The Boston Fire Department reports the cause was lubricating grease catching fire under the train. The fire was quickly put out; power was shut off in both directions so that firefighters could evacuate roughly 200 passengers back to North Station. The department says there were no injuries from the incident - although as 40 firefighters were in the tunnel, another call came in for an unconscious person on a commuter-rail train at North Station.

This was at least the third track fire on the Orange Line this week and the fourth since Jan. 14.

Ishtany, who was on the train, took some video of other passengers being helped up to the platform at North Station after a walk down the tracks:

1/20/11 - 11:00 am

Everett man charged with Halloween baseball-bat attack outside North Station

adamg — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:42:22 +0000

10/31/10 - 2:15 am

Boston Police report arresting Carmen Picardi, 39, on charges he came out of a Halloween party near North Station, smashed a woman in the face with a baseball bat, then rode away in a cab.

Police say they identified Picardi, allegedly clad in a baseball uniform, with the help of photos taken by other attendees at the costume party they say he was at.

According to police, officers found his victim unconscious on the sidewalk at Causeway and N. Washington streets around 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 31.

Picardi will be arraigned on Monday in Boston Municipal Court on charges of assault with intent to murder and mayhem.

Innocent, etc.

Today's bellringer sighting

roadman — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:22:36 +0000

Inside the MBTA kiosk leading to the concourse under Causeway Street for the North Station Green/Orange Line subway. Observed at about 8:30 am.