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Took C&J from Logan to Seabrook yesterday - They charge $24 each way but a good chunk of that is fees Massport charges at Logan - parking in Seabrook costs $3.50 a day - it is a well-run operation.

A man was killed at North Station after the Celtics game last night

The Feds are fed up with the T

C & J delivers I use their service from Seabrook, NH to Logan often and have NEVER had an issue.

Episode 4

Cape Flyer is offering a nice promotion for June https://www.boston.com/travel/new-england-travel/2023/05/24/travelers-can-save-money-on-capeflyer-tickets/?p1=hp_featurebox The weekly summer train service between Boston and the Cape, which begins Friday, is celebrating its 10th anniversary...

The Boston Globe explains slow zones On March 9, the entire T system was reduced to a top speed of 25 miles per hour after a Red Line inspection by the Department of Public Utilities revealed defects that the MBTA couldn’t account for. While this systemwide slowdown was lifted the next day...

I remember the vending machine that spit out a boarding pass similar to what you would see in a deli. The big drawback of taking the bus to NY back then was the Port Authority Bus Terminal. When Pan Am came along in 1986 I became a fan and they had a brilliant advertising campaign.

TSA at airports is a big factor today and it evens the playing field. I remember as a kid paying on the plane. New Haven/New York is a black hole for both rail and bus but at least on Amtrak, it is predictable. I-95 in CT is what it is.

@Matthew H Fish - They are college kids and some of them might be our future transit planners. But IF the wackiness appeals to their generation it is worth the trade-off.

This video blogger did not have a good experience

Episode 3

NBC 10 in Boston aired this sobering report last night https://www.nbcboston.com/investigations/before-dragging-death-mbta-subways-had-hundreds-of-door-incidents-each-year/3047579/

https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/02/bob-newharts-bizarre-commute-home-to-edgewater-took-him-way-out-of-his-way/

In 1986 I lucked into a trip on the Lake Shore Limited with John Madden - that was a magical trip.

It's a start - baby steps. It's going to get worse for a couple of years mainly because of the CRRC debacle. The Red Line is a ticking time bomb and everyone knows it.

Miles dropped the second episode tonight

Governor Healy is dumbfounded at how the T was allowed to fall apart in the first place. https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2023/05/08/maura-healey-calls-out-condition-of-stations-but-says-mbta-is-safe/?p1=hp_secondary

In the Northeast Peter Pan has been plotting for decades to be in total control. The Picknelly family will fight to the death to stop Massachusetts from upgrading passenger rail between Springfield and Boston.