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Boston too is switching some lines permanently onto weekend schedules with less frequent trains
by waylandsmithers 4y ago
Boston too is switching some lines permanently onto weekend schedules with less frequent trains
- ragnot 4y agoWhich ones? Personally curious.
- ghaff 4y agoRed, Orange, and Blue apparently. https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/06/17/mbta-to-cut-weekday-train-trips-blue-orange-red-lines https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/06/17/mbta-to-cut-weekday-tra... Anecdotally, I've gone into Boston a few times this year. My observation when I've driven in was that rush hour traffic was as bad as ever. But both the commuter rail and the subway were significantly less crowded than I would have expected. Of course, schedule cutbacks make public transit less appealing. The commuter rail I usually take if going in for a weekday cut all the express trains and seemingly spaced the trains generally in a less commuter-centric schedule so it's less attractive than it used to be at the margins.
- KennyBlanken 4y agoThe MBTA did so because the FRA ordered them to after multiple incidents, including at least one death. They haven't been hiring dispatchers, and overworking the ones they do.