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Noticed some of the trains have big circuits at there orign stations where they can be stored, but not all of them. The orange line. Where do they store. And then the Heath Street. On Heath Street its such a circuit, you can probably only fit 3. Where do they store the trains at night

Had a post asking why they have Boston station in my drafts but then I realized something. If you've ever been to Boston station, you'd see the old train there. What are they hiding behind that. I think that it where they store the orange line trains-- it is very close to China Town. And this would explain why they went through all the effort to make sure the OL doens't go to South Station.. so it can access here, even at the expense of disconnecting the north and south. I think they spelled Boston station wrong too, not as a careless error, but to make the station seem unimportant, despite all the secrets that reside there. I think this is just the tip of the iceberg, and am excited to continue on

Currently on the Sunday evening 4th of July CapeFlyer up to Boston. The train had reached almost capacity when we left Hyannis and by the time we reached Bourne and Buzzards bay the train was completely packed with some people standing.

I know CapeFlyer frequency is determined by the cape cod canal bridge but is there anyway to easily increase capacity especially on holiday weekends. I rode the train last year and it was not this packed.

Most of the train appears to already be bilevels but would it be worth it to sacrifice the cafe car/bike car for the sake of capacity. People having suitcases for spending a week/weekend at the cape take up a ton of space and they don’t fit overhead like a briefcase.

With the insane crowding after the fireworks, the trolley drivers on the green line cant get enough appreciation for managing the crowds on their trains

So I have a drug question. What's the policy on male performance drugs? Does the prescription from companies like Hims cover you? Does anyone know for sure? I'm not wanting to call and ask the MBTA health office 😕

I’ve lived on cape cod my whole life and my best friend lives in dorchester. I hate driving into Boston so I avoid it at all costs (24 and 93 are the worst). Also, I’ve sat in 4th of July traffic getting home all week (2+ hours to get home from Plymouth when it usually takes 40ish minutes) Decided to drive to Taunton bc I have family there. The plan was to stop by my Auntie’s, then take the commuter rail to south station. It was free since it was Friday and I figured it’d be good to start to learn how to use the trains.

That shit was fucking ridiculous. Before our first stop in Middleboro we stopped for 20 minutes because of a late train. Then stopped for 2-5 minutes at a few other stops. Arrived at south station about 30 minutes late.

I thought maybe I just had some bad luck heading in and the ride back would be better. I was dead wrong.

Took the 10:10 train home, it was delayed about 20 minutes arriving because of a mechanical issue. Then, we got stuck at Randolph/Holbrook for 50 minutes because of a “trespasser”.

I was thinking next time I’d drive to Braintree and take the red line, but I need to know - Is it always this bad?? Am I better off driving into Boston even though I hate it?? Should I just continue to avoid Boston at all costs???

I lost my gray backpack on the red line yesterday July 3rd going towards Ashmont around 11am. I exited at Kendall/MIT around 11:30am and a couple minutes later realized I had forgotten my backpack on the subway ( don't ask me how I could have done that). I rushed back to the station immediately and talked to an employee there. He tried to help but I was eventually asked to contact lost and found.

I have already gotten in touch several times with the lost & found at MBTA red line. Nothing found so far. Per other's recommendations, I am purposefully not sharing more info about what is in the bag. I would appreciate anybody's input. Thank you all so much in advance.

Are you supposed to request every stop between Medford/Tufts and Lechmere on the Green line extension? I’ve only heard of that on busy days when they run express to Medford/Tufts.

Today a train stopped at my stop (and every stop) but didn’t open the doors.

Now, the T is seeing and responding to post-pandemic travel patterns and rider feedback by adjusting some lower-ridership routes around its service area. The changes aim to maintain and but extend its services at non-peak hours, increasing frequency, extending routes, preserving connections to key transit corridors, and restoring previous routes that were once on the chopping block.

The 11 proposed updates (that in reality affect 21 routes) include the following:

Routes 411, 426, 442, and 455 in Revere

Routes 119, 120, 712, and 713 in Winthrop

Route 85 in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

Routes 67, 80, 94, 96, and 350 in Medford, Cambridge, Somerville, and Arlington

Routes 11 and 42 in South Boston

Route 43 in Back Bay

Route 504 in Boston and Newton

Route 44 in Roxbury

Route 202 in Dorchester

Route 18 in Dorchester

Routes 435 and 465 in Danvers

When an operator takes a bus (or is assigned a bus) do they check out to make sure stuff is working on that bus?

I've noticed often that the fare box is not working, the cctv system is not working, the announcements are not working, the inside LED sign is not working, or the destination signs outside are not working, or the AC (in summer) or the heat (in winter) is not working or the stop signals don't work. Also if the traditional fare box is not working aren't you supposed to be able to use the Charlie Card on those new pay as you boxes on the bus?