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Yes, there was a time when tokens wer retired and that turned out to be temporary. This was when the base fare was raised from 20 cents to 25 cents, and quarters were a convenient single coin fare medium. It was also convenient tomodify the turnstile coinc slots to take only quarters. There was an e...

Short answer, No. There is an intercity bus (the Boston Express) serving a park and ride in the "Exit 8" region of Nashua. Walkable to a very small number of upscale residences. Nashua has its own local bus sytem that gets you the additional 3 miles to downtown.. This bus travels the same ...

As long as the T wants to own 3295 they will keep coming out to clean it off whenever it gets tagged. Otherwise Seashore will be gla7d to take it as a donation and perhaps get rid of their other picture window PCC (3274?) to make track space for it. Type 5 5734 needs a lot of work before it can run,...

I don't see the photograph. A restraining rail may be placed next to the inside rail going around any curve, to catch the flange of the wheel on the inside and therefore prevent the wheel on the ouside rail from trying to climb that rail "due to centrifugal force." Guard rails between the ...

The maximum speed on the Green Line has been about 50 MPH and that is for some spot out in the middle of the Riverside (D) branch on the surface. I think the maximum speed anywhere in the subway is 30 MPH, at some point point between Hynes and Copley. I think the maximum speed on the Red Line has be...

Is it a hassle hustle getting from your seat on the far side of the stadium, through the thick exiting crowds, over the 1/3 mile to the station, get your ticket activated at the kiosk, and onto the train probably at the door furthest from you? Are trains so packed that a few last minute unticketed p...

Many years ago I read a Boston news article with a picture showing homebound train commuters in Quincy running for their cars to get unparked and in line for the garage exit more quickly. But I do not agree with giving the garage extra green time on the traffic light causing other traffic in town to...

It was before 1960 that the inner tracks through (the old) Haymarket were severed and a portion covered over so riders could walk between inbound and outbound outer tracks. This also permitted a single fare collector to handle both sides at station level. North of the (old) Haymarket platforms, cars...

""The 57 bus was extremely sloooww, pulling over to bus stops at every other corner, essentially yielding to traffic. A trolley just stops in the middle of the road and all autos have to stop so that passengers can board. "" (copied from another forum) Perhaps the T should try ou...

Two separate cars coupled together at (the old) North Station inbound. 1. If they were both going to the same destination then a no-brainer to, if possible, couple them together just for coming together, which would reduce subway congestion. 2. An operator was going to swing off and the other operat...

Signal priority after a near side stop poses problems because an operator often re-opens a door for a straggling rider. This may cause waste of the extended signal green time. Also needed is a system that does not require that the operator have to second guess the green light and press extra buttons...

Hopefully they will be saving the air conditioning unit off of 3262 to refurbish something else in case there is another major collision.

Save that Charlie card with the $20. Who knows, you might be back in Boston at some undetermined time in the future and with enough advance notice to get it rejuvenated.

Or send it to me. I could make good use of it!

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So they are really leaving fare gates open at Blue Line stations west of Maverick? Where persons not impacted by the closed Sumner Tunnel also get free rides even if not riding the Blue Line? In a few cases I would walk out of my way to get to one of those stations to go to other places. What would ...

Not that long ago, when you went to the post office, there was a separate slot for mail going to a few neighboring towns as well as within the town served by the post office. For that mail they promised next day delivery. All that was made possible with regional processing centers. With a small amou...