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https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/13/2-men-girl-arrested-following-violent-spree-on-green-line/ Two men are behind bars after cops say a crowbar-wielding group of four went on a “violent spree” on the Green Line this week, “beating, robbing and terrorizing” T riders, according to the DA’s...

https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/01/verdict-expected-for-owen-turner-trial-mbta-operator-involved-in-green-line-crash.html "Turner had accelerated the trolley at 31 miles per hour for roughly 500 feet before hitting the other trolley which was traveling at the speed limit, of 10 miles per hour,"

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/02/new-year-same-t-mbta-service-disruptions-coming-on-orange-green-and-red-lines/ New Year, same T: MBTA service disruptions coming on Orange, Green, and Red lines

As far diesel or electric in the north-south tunnel my understanding was that stopping at a station underground and embarking and disembarking passengers with diesel fumes is the problem. Keep in mind these stations will be far underground. Also EMU's can climb at steeper grades than diesel...

It's almost as if train travel is the most expensive mode of travel in the United States.

If I owned a Tesla or 2022 Mercedes then dropping $200 on a 160 mile train trip probably wouldn't be an issue. Amtrak definitely provides a service in the Northeast as I use it frequently. One area where it lacks is last minute travel or anything booked within 1 week of departure. It's too...

https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/01/lower-ridership-is-costing-the-mbta-fare-revenue-down-48-from-2019/ Ridership continues to lag far behind pre-pandemic levels, a trend that left the MBTA with a $28 million loss in projected fare revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2023...

The thought crossed my mind. But no, I still would drive at that price. Very few people would pay that price for that particular trip. I considered it and decided it was not worth the price.

There is no commuter train between Wickford Junction R.I. and New London CT. That is a 42 mile gap. Oh, and I should have pointed out that typically this trip cost between $40 and $80 one way depending on the time of day.

I had to cancel my daughters Thanksgiving break Amtrak round trip ticket from Bridgeport CT. to Boston because of a scheduling conflict. I made the mistake of booking a round trip ticket, you can't cancel only one leg of a round trip through Amtrak's booking system. When I went back to book a...

The auto train was delayed 6 hours.

https://www.volusiasheriff.org/news/volusia-county-sheriff/man-fatally-struck-by-train-near-deleon-springs.stml The man was left sleeping on the tracks by his girlfriend.

I’m 6’3”, 250 pounds and have no issues with sleeping in a roomette.

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/11/18/exclusive-mother-of-14-year-old-student-attacked-near-septas-erie-station-speaks-with-cbs3/

I have booked 3 in a bedroom many times. You have to call to book it. The reason being is that Amtrak wants to ensure that you are informed that the bottom bunk is small and you will be sharing. Otherwise you will have no issues.

If what you say about productivity and efficiency increasing with remote work then zoom is not going away with the dodo. I actually go to work every day and see the empty meeting rooms as people prefer to zoom call from their desks. The commuter rail into Boston is virtually empty for all...

I don’t know if the Northeast corridor will ever be the same. Business travel and working in downtown offices along with corporate meetings might be a thing of the past. Or severely limited. It’s all meetings remotely now and for the foreseeable future. Those packed early morning trains to...

I’ll take Pullman service over Amtrak any day all day.

There is only one government run passenger intercity rail service today. So it is essentially regulated. Airfare on the other hand has come way down by price after deregulation. I suppose if we only had one National airline in the U.S. then airfare would be similarly priced. I know I’m not...

WW2 stressed mass transit. War rationing meant people could only afford to ride the rails. Transit agencies were maxed out and did not have a time window for maintenance and repairs. War rationing also meant that materials for transit repairs were scarce. After the war the railroads were...