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As if traveling home during rush hour on the B wasn't bad enough, there's a woman in pink yelling at everyone within a foot of her because they're too close to her. She's near the doors and is actively not letting people on because she's "claustrophobic" and telling them to take another train. Yelled in a dude's face multiple times to "fuck off" for standing near her. Loudly screaming that her claustrophobia is a "disability" and that people aren't accommodating her.

Lady, I don't know what to tell you, but you're riding public transportation during rush hour, and the train was already running late as it was. Yelling at people for having to stand near you is not productive. No one enjoys being packed onto the train, but the majority of us don't go and make it everyone else's problem. Maybe you should consider taking another mode of transportation if your "disability" causes you this level of distress.

Before anyone says anything, I know and understand that claustrophobia can be debilitating. But you can't force a train full of people to conform to your specific needs when you are the only issue at play here.

Arlington Town Meeting voted 145-54-11 to seek repeal of a state law that prohibits the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from planning or constructing a Red Line extension beyond its current terminus in Arlington. The vote (Article 30) occurred during the seventh session of the annual town meeting on May 18, 2026.

Chapter 504, Section 16 of the Acts of 1980, prohibits the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority “from further planning or construction of the red line northwest rapid transit extension beyond a point on the so-called Lexington Branch railroad right of way located six hundred feet more or less northwesterly of Route 2 unless specifically authorized to do so by law.” This provision was tacked onto a law providing for easements and air rights required for the construction of the Red Line tail track west of Alewife Station in Cambridge and Arlington.

Here’s a brief history behind the 1980 law.

Most of the drama surrounding the possible extension of the Red Line through Arlington took place in the 1970s, culminating with a cluster of ballot questions added to the 1977 Annual Town Election. Funding dried up, the MBTA lost interest, and final construction was moving toward completing the terminus at Alewife.

The T needed a series of easements to complete the so called “tail track” west of Alewife Station. The bulk of Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1980 granted these temporary and permanent easements. Chapter 504 was also an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of any future thoughts of a Red Line Extension into Arlington by prohibiting further planning or construction of the Red Line, along the Lexington Branch right-of-way, beyond Thorndike Field.

This law took a dead project and rendered it even deader. It was a dead end to a dead end, cloaked in the shroud of 1977 Arlington politics.

Arlington has become one of the most transit-friendly towns in the Commonwealth. Instead of rezoning our golf courses to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, we rezoned parcels along the Broadway and Massachusetts Avenue corridors to generate transit-oriented housing. We are now at the top of the list of communities encouraging pro-transit growth, and at the bottom of the list of MBTA priorities.

This strong positive vote sends a simple message: we want the repeal, we want the study, we want to be included in future transit planning. Arlington's legislators can use this result as evidence that Arlington wants a seat at the transit planning table.

Hi I lost my fiancés engagement ring and I am freaking out. I almost positive it fell off my hand at Backbay station around 4:00 PM. It is a super distinct ring if anyone saw it or picked it up please dm it was his grandfathers ring

Has anyone else noticed that they changed the incoming train announcements? I haven’t rode the T in about a week but today I noticed that the newer sped up automated announcement that goes “the next ____ arrives in ____ min(s)” has been replaced with one that is slowed down and sounds much more clear.

Let me know if you noticed, and if you think the new version sounds better compared to the previous one they were using!

The more repairs they do on the RL the worse it gets. 12 minutes for Ashmont train and 20 minutes for the Braintree train during rush hour is diabolical. EVERY DAY IS THE SAME!!!!

With the Free Friday program starting up for the summer in June, I'm interested in your recommendations for places to go on commuter rail.

Specifically what I'm looking for are stations where trains arrive in centers of towns/cities, rather than Park & Rides, with interesting things to do within a mile or so of the station. I've been to some of the well known places like Lowell, Salem, Rockport, Providence. My first Friday plan is to go to Manchester-by-the-Sea.

I do know about the Mass By Train website but if there's a locale you really love, I'd love to hear about it.

i was on the train to ashmont. totally full car. & instead of saying “ashmont last stop” on the speakers someone (presumably not the operator) yelled “BOMBOCLAT. PUSSYCLAAAAAAT” over the train intercom.

everyone around me looked at each other to confirm they werent crazy then everyone burst out laughing. the teens, the older folks, the young professionals, EVERYONE.

a middle aged woman who was talking on the phone turned to me & asked me “did they just say pussyclat?” & then this teen boy next to me who was trying to keep it together DIED laughing hearing.

never felt such a total sense of positive camaraderie on the mbta lmaoooo

this sounds so fake but i swear to god it just happened

Why no service alerts?

Red line delays. Green B and C line troubles. Lack of timely D trains and now I hear something is going on with the Orange line.

How many of you couldn’t get on one of the overpacked trains tonight?

Why the F hasn’t the MBTA made improvements?

MORE INFORMATION via MBTA:

The F10 Harbor Loop route – operated by Bay State Cruise Company – will offer service between the following stops: 

* Lovejoy Wharf (North Station, for connections to Green and Orange lines, EZRide and bus route 4, and TD Garden)
* Central Wharf (Aquarium, for nearby connections to the Blue Line and for all other ferry routes)

* Seaport (Commonwealth Pier, for nearby connect to the Silver Line at World Trade Center/MCC)

* Logan Airport (for connection to Massport shuttle service to Logan Airport and for Silver and Blue Lines & bus route 104 at Airport Station).

This service will run every 30 minutes on weekdays between 6:10 and 11:30 AM in the clockwise direction, and between 3:55 and 7:50 PM in the clockwise direction.

On D to riverside, train goes out of service at Kenmore. Okay whatever, I’ll wait for the next one. Two.. TWO C line trains go by, finally the next D line train shows up. But wait, suddenly it’s a C line train now? What the hell are the dispatchers smoking? Now there’s 2+ trains worth of people waiting on the platform for a riverside train. I can forgive trains going out of service, what I don’t understand is calling an audible and turning a much needed D line train into an unneeded C line train once it gets to the station with everyone who is waiting for a D line train.

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Following up to this, more like 20-30 minute standbys at stops.

Been stopped at Broadway so long, half the train has cleared out.

AC still isn’t working somehow though 😍 😍