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https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/13/trains-nearly-hit-mbta-employees-four-times-in-past-month/ A breakdown in safety communication at the MBTA led to four “near misses” in the past 30 days, incidents where employees were almost struck by trains. Chief Safety Officer Ron Ester said Thursday...

I still preferred the heritage sleepers on the Lake Shore limited. I know they couldn't last forever but I thought the Viewliner was a downgrade in comfort and amenities. The ViewlinerII is a step-up but still not close to the level of the Pullman.

As of 2:32 am PT, California Zephyr Train 6, scheduled to depart Emeryville (EMY) on 4/7 is canceled due to severe weather. For reservation assistance, call or text 1-800-872-7245. 5:34 AM · Apr 7, 2023 · 1,035 Views Yesterday Southwest Chief train 4 was cancelled. What is going on in...

So their accounting system allowed this for 7 years. Keolis is either incompetent or there are others involved. Pigsley was scrapping thousands of pounds of copper wire daily, sometimes twice a day.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-keolis-assistant-chief-engineer-and-electrical-company-general-manager-charged. BOSTON – The former Assistant Chief Engineer of Facilities for Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis) and the former general manager of a Massachusetts-based electrical company...

Yes, the sleeper was a 2021 addition. I rode in it May of 2021.

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/economy/could-boston-face-an-urban-doom-loop/ "Occupancy rates on any given day in Boston office buildings are just 30 to 50 percent, said Tyler McGrail, executive managing director of the Boston office of the commercial real estate firm Newmark, during a market...

I also think that the MBTA lost a lot of talent and expertise to retirement between 2010 and 2015 and did not find adequate replacements. The MBTA has been a disaster zone since the 2015 blizzard and shows no signs of recovering. Hopefully someone is taking notes at the MBTA and they are...

Downtown Boston during the weekday is not what used to be. Not even close. Closed storefronts on every corner. The tourist areas might have rebounded some but I see and know where all the closed down restaurants used to be. Walk through the Park Square Building during your lunch break. The...

I see no issues with this Herald story. They printed facts. Anyone with eyes can see that ridership is way down. Walk around downtown Boston during lunchtime and anyone can tell it's shell of its former self. And I don't know if it is every going to change. I have been wondering for...

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/09/lower-ridership-has-mbta-leaning-on-reserves-to-cover-fy24-budget-gap/ The MBTA will have to dip further into its reserves to balance its fiscal year 2024 budget, to account for a significant dip in ridership that agency leadership says will likely never...

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/09/dpu-hits-mbta-with-six-safety-violations-after-red-line-probe/ The MBTA was hit with six violations from its state safety oversight authority, after inspectors observed multiple trains “overshooting” station platforms, defective third rail insulators and...

"However, an observer of the T’s project pointed out that in New York City, the much-larger Metropolitan Transportation Authority was able to get its contactless payment system up and running faster and at a lower cost than the MBTA. “They’re up and running and going and the T’s system is...

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/26/mbta-wont-roll-out-935m-automated-fare-payment-system-in-2024/ The MBTA does not expect to fully implement its nearly $1 billion automated fare collection system in 2024, as previously planned, effectively pushing back a project that was already three...

March MBTA planned disruptions: Shuttle buses will replace parts of Red Line service on two weekends, March 4-5 and 25-26 between Harvard and JFK/UMass stations, and on evenings beginning at 9 p.m. from March 20-23 between Braintree and North Quincy stations. Orange Line service will be...

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/14/herald-exclusive-stunning-amount-of-problems-with-china-train-deal-exposed/ Minutes from closed-door meetings held last year reveal an escalating number of defects with the new Orange and Red Line cars and repeated criticism by the MBTA that its Chinese...

I don't have too much hope for the new I have little faith in the MBTA transforming their bus network. For instance take a look at the latest proposal map from the link and low and behold the 99 bus still terminates at the same abandoned hospital. The regional bus routes for the most part...

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/2-injured-windows-smashed-after-brawl-breaks-out-mbta-bus/SQO5PPDU4RCZ3H72GQEFDUHXTU/ Two people were injured and a window was smashed after a brawl broke out on an MBTA bus. According to Transit Police, on January 25, around 3:30 p.m., a group of...

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/26/mbta-service-to-be-impacted-on-orange-green-red-and-haverhill-lines/ The Orange Line will be shut down between Ruggles and North Station during the weekends of Feb. 4-5 and Feb. 18-19. The extended closure outside the garage area will enable the MBTA to...

This thread is for discussing issues involving the MBTA. I thought it was a relevant news topic. Innocent passengers being robbed and attacked with a person wielding crowbar on a trolley in Kenmore Square seems like a worthy discussion. We shouldn't be pretending it doesn't happen.