Oak Grove has roughly the same platform setup as Malden Center (just the concourse is above the tracks). The Western Route has a platform on the parking lot side.
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Oak Grove has roughly the same platform setup as Malden Center (just the concourse is above the tracks). The Western Route has a platform on the parking lot side.
After years of saying, "At least we're not as bad as Washington..." it feels like the tables are really turning. This morning's installment:
https://universalhub.com/2022/explosion ... ridge-over
While I have no insight on Conway, it is worth noting that a change of ownership would have meant new insurance policies for the new owners. In today's world, I could certainly see insurance companies requiring greater restrictions on visitor access. Just because an old insurance carrier, serving th...
And now, this:
https://universalhub.com/2022/red-line- ... cks-nobody
Worth noting, if the T were left to it's own devices, they'd both scrap the trackless trolley system AND avoid electrifying commuter rail. They're only doing the latter (grudgingly) because it's big enough the politicians are starting to notice and force them to do it. The trackless system died beca...
I really hope the T either reuses the materials from the 73 route (Belmont St and Trapelo Road), or makes it available at low cost to museums. All of that overhead (span wires, contact wire, anchors, hangers, etc. - everything between the poles, basically) was all new in 2015-2016 and looks like it'...
MASCO/LMA has a shuttle from JFK/UMass as well.
Nothing like watching the T spend millions to rip out and replace what is in effect a wide-area charging system, to spend millions more on a still not quite ready for prime time battery system which introduces significant limitations on the fleet (like needing to return to the garage to charge ever...
Ah yes.... maintaining legacy captive transit is such a better option than moving transit to where the people and demand might actually be.... As opposed to using that existing infrastructure to charge buses with all-day operational capacity but can also run beyond the wires? Nothing like watching ...
Interesting re: sale to Germany. Also of note, as of this weekend, no evidence of any wire coming down on either route from Mt Auburn Cemetery west to Watertown Square or Waverly Square. I have not been into Cambridge much, so don't know if anything is happening there, but I am actually surprised no...
Benton Square has the famous "Trackless Trolley's" sign with the inappropriate possessiveness. It's on the outbound/westbound side where the switch was. Next time I walk by I'll have to see if it's still there.
I doubt anyone would want the Neoplan ETBs at this point. While 18 years is not all that old for electric vehicles, remember they're effectively a generation behind what's in use on other ETB systems in North America, given that those all have battery/off-wire capability. And in general, Neoplan-des...
I suspect they'll try something a bit neater with removal of the TT wires. I think a lot of the corridor has many other "things" (other utility wires, traffic lights, trees, etc) which would require a more delicate approach. I suspect they'll come through and disconnect and roll up the con...
By diesel, do you mean a straight diesel, or a hybrid? The 73 under normal circumstances should operate only with the hybrid "Xcelsior" New Flyers (the ones with the kind of streamlined look), numbers 1925 or higher. Route 554 to Newton Corner via Waltham runs out of Albany St garage, whic...
4121 did the honors on the last 73. 4117 ran the last 71, which ended up being the final trackless run as it operates about 5-7 minutes later than the final 73. Also, the special trip(s? Looks like the took more than one trolley) went inbound via the 72 on Huron/Concord at one point, so it turns out...