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Orange Line to stay slow out of Forest Hills for another couple months

The inbound track needs repairs, but that requires some special parts, which are currently on order, T spokesman Joe Pesaturo says:

The speed restriction will remain in place until the repairs are made. Upon the arrival of some parts needed to make the repairs, the work will be scheduled for a weekend within sixty days.

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Orange Line: Winter's coming, but so what? All the slowdowns we will "experience" are now fully justified by the speed restrictions.

This means that until the repairs are made, the T is off the hook for not having anticipated winter-related problems such as switching problems, things freezing...you all know the whole list, I'm sure.

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At least Pesaturo didn't pull out the "oldest subway in the country" card to describe a 25-year-old section of the line.

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the MBTA would have part on hand! What if this part put the train station out of commission? The MBTA needs to clean up their act!

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The MBTA doesn't have enough money to prevent their trains from literally catching fire, nevermind buying spare parts.

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The MBTA has for years demonstrated that keeping politically connected friends and family in six figure no-show jobs is a higher priority than spare parts or keeping sufficient skilled technicians on staff.

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What's so unusual about the Orange Line that it requires parts that are so hard to get? It's a railroad. Electric railroads have been around for more than 100 years. It shouldn't be hard to build it out of standard components, whose parts can be available within a day or two.

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That it is a railroad, and it's in the United States.

Knowledge can be easily lost. And has been. I wouldn't be surprised if we had to order the parts from overseas, have it custom made, or both.

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The US has the best freight railroads in the world. Passenger rail on the other hand has regressed from world class in the 1920s to something 'competitive' with India today.

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What comparison is there between the U.S. and India?

India might not have the fastest trains, but they have one of the most comprehensive and frequent networks. Take a look at the real-time map at http://indiarailinfo.com/trains .

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