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anthonygennaro wrote:i know this is nuts,but how about converting the cr row to rapid transit and lower the grade crossings ala grenbush cr.for the distance involved, rapid transit will not work.
anthonygennaro wrote:i know this is nuts,but how about converting the cr row to rapid transit and lower the grade crossings ala grenbush cr.Those elitist NIMBYs up the coast to Cape Ann don't want the Blue Line, they want their more elite-style CR (bathrooms, a bike car (just for them!) and soon wi-fi!)
diburning wrote:for the distance involved, rapid transit will not work.
AutisticPsycho wrote:Those elitist NIMBYs up the coast to Cape Ann don't want the Blue Line, they want their more elite-style CR (bathrooms, a bike car (just for them!) and soon wi-fi!)As they should. Would you ride a hard-seat Blue Line train from Government Center to Cape Ann?
RailBus63 wrote:One thing Rapid Transit has going for it is the scheducles. With subways, you can wait 5 minutes or so for the next one, whereas with the Commuter Rail, you have to wait a hour or more for the next Commuter Rail train. Also, it's much easier to work out your daily activities around a subway commute, like dates, events, dinners with friends, visiting family, etc. The Commuter Rail doesn't leave you with much options time-wise.AutisticPsycho wrote:Those elitist NIMBYs up the coast to Cape Ann don't want the Blue Line, they want their more elite-style CR (bathrooms, a bike car (just for them!) and soon wi-fi!)As they should. Would you ride a hard-seat Blue Line train from Government Center to Cape Ann?
Veristek wrote:One thing Rapid Transit has going for it is the scheducles. With subways, you can wait 5 minutes or so for the next one, whereas with the Commuter Rail, you have to wait a hour or more for the next Commuter Rail train. Also, it's much easier to work out your daily activities around a subway commute, like dates, events, dinners with friends, visiting family, etc. The Commuter Rail doesn't leave you with much options time-wise.You're using an example of poor service to condemn the entire commuter rail concept. Look at New York City - Metro North and Long Island Railroad run very popular commuter lines that feature hourly off-peak service or better on many lines. I use Metro North periodically for visits to the city and I have no problem scheduling activities and working my plans around an once-an-hour train schedule. If the demand is there for better service from the Cape Ann or Attleboro areas, it would be much less expensive to expand commuter rail service than to build extensions of the Blue or Orange lines that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
For example, on the Providence Line, there's only 7 inbound and outbound train trips each for a 24 hour period. With the subways, there's a hundred or more round trips in a 24 hour period. See how the scheducles for the commuter rail can suck compared to the subways?