Living in the metro Boston area, one quickly develops a hate/love/hate relationship with the MBTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, better known as “The T.” The T isn’t a bad system. It’s just been so poorly mismanaged for so many years that one wonders how they manage to get the trains and buses moving. They… Continue reading The T gets it right
Category: MBTA
Missing the Boat…. er…. Train
Sometimes you have to love hating the MBTA. Today is one of those days. Since I have to get to the Comcast Service Center, I told my boss that I was going to try to catch the 2:20 train and then work from home the rest of the afternoon. I left the office about 1:50,… Continue reading Missing the Boat…. er…. Train
Commuter Connections
If you live in the Boston area, you probably love to hate the MBTA. It’s a good system that’s unfortunately run by monkeys. One of the nice things about living in Salem is being able to take the train into work. What I really like is that during peak times, there is a train running… Continue reading Commuter Connections
New Blue Line Cars
PICT7299.JPG Originally uploaded by mikehillwig The T has had new cars for the blue line on order for years. They finally started taking delivery of the cars but they haven’t been put into service yet. I understand that this is due to some regulation that requires the cars to be tested for 500 miles before… Continue reading New Blue Line Cars
Portland vs Boston Transit
I was in Portland, OR, recently, and I’ve come to a conclusion. Those of us who ride (and pay for) the MBTA are getting screwed. Hands down, we’re just getting screwed. Now, I understand that Boston is a much larger metropolitan area than Portland with many more routes to cover, and I understand that our… Continue reading Portland vs Boston Transit
Today’s Adventures on the T
Oh, I love this time of day, watching the international departures leaving Logan from my living room window… Getting home on the T was an adventure tonight. First, when I got to the Silver Line stop at Union Park street, the sign said the next bus would arrive in five minutes. That bus ended up… Continue reading Today’s Adventures on the T
Opening a T gate with your butt?
Seriously… http://derspatchel.livejournal.com/464500.html?thread=4181620
Charlie Doesn’t Work Here
My comments got published on BadTransit again this morning. (more)
Trader Joe’s
I needed to make a Trader Joes run today. This should have been fairly simple. I usually take the T to Coolidge Corners and it’s right there. So I got on the Blue Line en route to Government Center where I’d jump on the Green Line. I do this almost every day, and it’s no… Continue reading Trader Joe’s
Diversion
Due to a broken wire at airport station, the last stop for my blue line train will be Maverick. Shuttle buses will replace the trains to Orient Heights where the train service will resume. The poor souls going to the airport… Maverick square is a mess with massport, silverline, and assorted mbta buses tring to… Continue reading Diversion