by Diverging Route
I'm hearing there's going to be a big storm. So here's a thread to discuss its impact on MBTA operations.
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BandA wrote:NEtransit roster showing Orange Line (1) jet snow blower, Red Line (3) one each jet snow blower, flat car with plow, snow blower, Green Line (6) wimpy looking non-powered mini snow plows (looks like a weighted down truck with a pickup-truck style plow on the front), Blue Line (0). Is that it?The 'wimpy' plows are usually adequate because they just run non-revenue trains back and forth as snow-pushers all night long. Green stopped needing anything like those ancient Type 3 powered plows when LRV lash-ups became powerful enough to push a non-powered trailer with equal-or-greater force.
See some pics on the internet of big wedge style railroad plows, but from 2011.
Gerry6309 wrote:The Governor just announced that the MBTA will be shut down all day Tuesday - no exceptions.It the right call for what we've got. My question is, why haven't we demanded better?
nomis wrote:Tomorrow's info is now posted on the MBTA site ...All modes 100% Closed.
nomis wrote:If you think you can do better: http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/career_opps/Jobs, like the system, currently shows no openings
Arlington wrote:How is it that Boston doesn't already have a Snow Map published? Why do we have to hand-craft the response to something whose parameters are so fixed:I think a lot of it is that DC's Metro system has significantly more underground, and is significantly more uniform. Considering every line is running with its own specs (in some way), and constructed in different ways, there are way more variables for system operability than in DC. Besides from different weather contingencies affecting the individual infrastructure differently, there's the fact in DC they can use their rolling stock on all of their lines, which is obviously a really big help in the whole "having trains to run" problem. That being said, I'm sure the MBTA could make better efforts to have at least something standardized, but.
-- The tunnels are where they are
-- Storms like this hit about every 2-3 years
So why don't we already have pre-commitment to close some parts and operate others, like DC does, including a fixed webpage and fixed map (with underground segments in the full color and above-ground segments greyed out...