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 #1486184  by RenegadeMonster
 
When train 160 was pulling in Salem this morning I thought it was the PTC Test train at first glance as it was approaching.

1513-360-506-521

3 MBBs and a 3XX. Standing room only. I don't think I have ever seen more than 2 MBB's in a set before on the North Side, and that was over the summer on a 4 car set of flats as well.
 #1489080  by RenegadeMonster
 
I was on that this morning with Train 160. Standing Room Only.

This set has been circulating the North Side for over a month now. The conductors called the consist a "spare".

Thank god 1513 is no longer the control cab. The set was 1513-360-506-521 back on September 18th.
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 #1490497  by CRail
 
It had 5 double deckers, one was swapped out for 633, it was put together for the Salem Halloween trains. I'm surprised it still exists.
 #1491503  by johnpbarlow
 
Not really an “interesting consist” but an interesting move on the Fitchburg line: at 1030 today, 1404 was waiting at Wachusett on the station track for its 1050 departure when a deahead(?) eb MBTA consist presumably coming from Westminster layover yard passed it on Pan Am track 2 headed east.
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 #1506116  by RenegadeMonster
 
1514 was on train 119 tonight.

While a 15XX is a rare site on the North Side, something else was up with this train set.

No passengers were allowed to ride on 1514 making our 6 car train set essentially a 5 car set with over crowding. The head conductor apologized for the over crowding over the PA and also apologized for passengers not being able to raid on 1514. He said "They don't want us to allow any passengers to ride on it because it's full of computer equipment".

Looking up 1514 on http://www.transithistory.org/roster/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; it's listed as PTC-Test. I'm assuming the issue isn't the computer equipment because that's all in the cab, but rather the car it self might not be suitable for passengers?

Also, 1514 was on the inservice train that was part of the collision / derailment near South Station last week.
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