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Red Line got some bridgework done over the weekend

By adamg on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 9:50am
Working on the Red Line tracks on the Longfellow Bridge

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John McLachlan watched workers working on new Red Line tracks on the Longfellow Bridge yesterday.

Northbound Red lin shoo-fly cut in. Northbound trains will run on the new track seen on the left. Southbound trains will eventually be re-routed to the former Northbound tracks while the current Northbound track section of the bridge is removed and re-built as part of the bridge rehabilitation effort.

You can see the 3rd rail and other electronics are still being installed on the new track.

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Comments

By anon on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 6:00pm.

Bet there will be delays tomorrow.

By anon on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 6:36am.

Is it too cold? Too icy? Too hot? Too wet? Too many leaves? Trains still too old? Does the day end in -y? Then yes, there will be delays.

By Ron Newman on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 7:09pm.

but it travelled pretty slowly, which makes me wonder if all the switches and signals are working yet.

By Saul on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 8:27pm.

http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=subway&route=Red+...

Due to earlier track work performed during the Longfellow Bridge Project diversion on January 16 and 17, customers may experience minor northbound delays between South Station and Alewife.

Given that it was a weekend schedule anyway today, a good day to be sure the track is good.

By johnmcboston on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 7:36am.

5-10mph across the bridge today as well (Tuesday). Hopefully it won't be slow order for the entire 8 months.

Wonder if this weekend's work will be cancelled due to impending snow. (I assume they'll be cutting over the Southbound tracks next...)

By Saul on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 9:06am.

https://twitter.com/mbta/status/689443865615474689

Hi! This is due to a speed restriction while the track in this area "settles." We expect it to be resolved w/in the next few days

By johnmcboston on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 9:35am.

That was my tweet response... :)

Someone just arrived at work who took 40 minutes to get from Downtown to Kendall, so the slow order is rippling down the line.

By Neal on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 9:00pm.

I took it this morning on my way to Davis Sq. It stopped a little longer than normal at Charles/MGH and an inspector got in and went into the motorman's cab and closed the door. I don't know whether he piloted it across the new stretch of track, and I don't recall whether he got out at Kendall. The train crossed the bridge very slowly.

By Saul on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 8:20am.

There's also work equipment on the formerly outbound, soon-to-be inbound track, so that probably isn't helping matters. Perhaps there are regulations about speeds with work equipment on adjacent tracks, even if no workers are present.