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rethcir wrote: I'm a bit concerned about the plastic seats, didn't they have to change those on the new Blue Line cars pretty quickly since they were so slick?Nope. We still have them, and I love them.
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rethcir wrote: I'm a bit concerned about the plastic seats, didn't they have to change those on the new Blue Line cars pretty quickly since they were so slick?Nope. We still have them, and I love them.
Bramdeisroberts wrote:New Yorkers seem to have no problem with them, and they're much less disgusting than thinking about what might have soaked into the current cloth seats on the red/orange lines.Yes... dear lord, I hate how every time I plant my butt in cloth seat I wonder if it'll be a mistake. More often than not, I'll stand instead.
The Bay Citizen commissioned Darleen Franklin, a supervisor at San Francisco State University’s biology lab, to analyze the bacterial content of a random BART seat. The results may make you want to stand during your trip.
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:These things can't get here soon enough. I was on 016[4?]8 yesterday, and the floor rot was so bad the linoleum liner had started peeling away due to the warping underneath, exposing pulpy mush where the seam was pushing apart. The exposed lip was right in front of the door seats, and pronounced enough to snag a stroller wheel or throw some old person dragging a walker off-balance. I've never been in a car with flooring in that obviously (visually and tactilely) deplorable a shape.What's the ETA for the Red Line cars? I know that the 1300's will get here first, but it almost seems like right now, the 1500s and 1600's are the most disruptive to the T's overall service consistency. For sure, the Red Line is a much more vital link than the Orange Line is, and it's damn near irreplaceable.
Bramdeisroberts wrote:They've scheduled some short-term component rehab work for the 15's/16's to keep them breathing long enough to span the 2+ years the Orange order is churning through. Not an ideal situation, but there is some life support in the pipeline for that.F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:These things can't get here soon enough. I was on 016[4?]8 yesterday, and the floor rot was so bad the linoleum liner had started peeling away due to the warping underneath, exposing pulpy mush where the seam was pushing apart. The exposed lip was right in front of the door seats, and pronounced enough to snag a stroller wheel or throw some old person dragging a walker off-balance. I've never been in a car with flooring in that obviously (visually and tactilely) deplorable a shape.What's the ETA for the Red Line cars? I know that the 1300's will get here first, but it almost seems like right now, the 1500s and 1600's are the most disruptive to the T's overall service consistency. For sure, the Red Line is a much more vital link than the Orange Line is, and it's damn near irreplaceable.
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:They've scheduled some short-term component rehab work for the 15's/16's to keep them breathing long enough to span the 2+ years the Orange order is churning through. Not an ideal situation, but there is some life support in the pipeline for that.I have a hunch that the next two years will be rough for the Red Line and those who depend on it. Those 1500/1600-related breakdowns and the ensuing delays that they cause between South Station and Charles/MGH were the reason why more than a few people I know have walked away from the T altogether and now commute via uber/personal vehicle.
It's starting to get noticeable now how many off-peak trains now are all-17's. After-hours they seem to be taking greater pains to limit the odometer readings on the sets with 15's/16's in the consist. Not even talking trains with just one pair of oldies and 4/6ths rebuilds...but purposeful attempts to isolate the (non-01800) mixed sets and make sure all but a few odd outliers in the regular off-peak rotation are running with uniform UTDC rebuilds. I guess that's going to be S.O.P. going forward to carve out more shop time for old bones on nights + weekends.
The EGE wrote: I may have gotten in trouble for flipping a few of these.Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave! Crazy that there's that many circuits.
rethcir wrote:I think it is a better thing to have that many circuits. It will allow one to isolate individual items that may be a problem, instead of throwing a breaker and losing 3 or 4 items tied to that breaker.The EGE wrote: I may have gotten in trouble for flipping a few of these.Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave! Crazy that there's that many circuits.