Bikes (including folding bikes) are not allowed on the subway on the day of the marathon. Bikes and scooters (including folding ones) will not be allowed on board Framingham/Worcester Line trains
Alright, so despite what the nice lady at South Station told me, #MBTA policy is no bikes - including folding ones - on the subways or the #MBTACR Worcester Line on Marathon Monday.
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“The proposal seeks bids for ‘battery catenary’ locomotives”
I wonder if these would store enough power from a trip to Providence and back to do a round trip to Readville?
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An MBTA Commuter Rail train car with a window missing
Hmmmm… very interesting! We just passed an #MBTACR train on a side track at the Allston Yards. The train had multiple windows missing from several cars. Are they using this for parts?
The electronic display at the commuter rail station says the South Station fare gates will be turned on in phases this week, with the first ones going active tomorrow.
#MBTA #MBTACR #Boston
A crowd of people watches a departures board in a train station
South Station fare gates are open and the displays read “go”
My train was one of several that was delayed this morning so to pass the time I passed through all but one of the new South Station fare gates. Seemed like a better idea than standing around in a large crowd during flu season.
#MBTA #MBTACR #Boston
A view of fare gates at South Station in Boston. In the background are the arches at the base of the South Station Tower.
A view of fare gates at South Station in Boston. One display reads “out of service”
A view of fare gate displays at South Station in Boston. One reads out of service, another says move back, and a third reads tap/scan to exit and then valid once I tapped my MBTA Pass.
Over the past several days Keolis has powered up the new fare gates at South Station. This morning some of them are even buzzing in protest as people walk through. One of the gates is fully functional.
#MBTA #MBTACR #Boston
Newly installed fare gates at Boston’s South Station commuter rail platform stand open
Boston’s South Station commuter rail platform with large numbers denoting the tracks
I had yesterday off to work on a community event, so sometime in the past couple days the South Station fare gates installation opened up the first batch and shifted work sites to the next batch.
#MBTA #MBTACR #Boston
Stainless steel fare gates partially installed at South Station in Boston
Stainless steel fare gates partially installed at South Station in Boston
Stainless steel fare gates partially installed at South Station in Boston
Fenced off areas of the South Station platform beneath the South Station Tower arches, illuminated in purple light before dawn
Today’s status update on the South Station fare gates installation process.
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View inside a train showing an adjacent train through the windows
Screenshot of commuter rail delays and cancellations
This morning the #MBTA Framingham train 1517 broke down ahead of us. They backed us up two stations, switched tracks and lined up the trains so people could step from the disabled train into ours. Our conductor said it's called a train-to-train transfer and "I've never done that before!"
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