tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post1468482977044562248..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Battle of Mass Transit Systems: T vs. MetroUnsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-2724720811487032162010-03-23T14:09:31.556-04:002010-03-23T14:09:31.556-04:00I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Boston T system. I adore th...I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Boston T system. I adore that we can eat on there (big ups to the DD at Alewife, yo! lol), and I feel it's amazingly efficient. MORE stops too...VIVA LA BOSTON! :)InfamousOreobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847954251754124778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-18522274986660362182010-03-20T01:45:45.348-04:002010-03-20T01:45:45.348-04:00I was in Santiago, Chile last year on a work visit...I was in Santiago, Chile last year on a work visit and I have to say the metro there was the best I saw. The trains were more like cars than a train and also had the caterpillar like build where you could pretty much walk throughout. The trains were also probably twice as wide with little seats and double doors that were also probably twice as wide. You could essentially fit 4 people at a time through the doors. The trains also came like every 15 seconds at rush hour.<br /><br />It was phenomenal.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-23550649946019858432010-03-19T14:40:49.993-04:002010-03-19T14:40:49.993-04:00The signals on T lines generally work, except the ...The signals on T lines generally work, except the Green Line doesn't have any automated system to stop trains, so we had <a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/26273" rel="nofollow">a nice little crash</a> last year when the driver was too busy texting his girlfriend to notice the trolley stopped in front of him (after that incident, the T banned all cell phone use by all employees). Also, Green Line trolleys have some problems with the overhead power lines, which sometimes make them <a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/26796" rel="nofollow">spontaneously combust</a>. And sometimes, the other lines have <a href="http://www.universalhub.com/node/27672" rel="nofollow">spectacular trash fires</a>.<br /><br />But to their credit, T workers just this afternoon re-opened a section of the Green Line that was washed out in the nor'easter we had this past weekend - several days ahead of schedule.Adam Gaffinhttp://www.universalhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-30518872531402143952010-03-19T14:35:32.165-04:002010-03-19T14:35:32.165-04:00I was thinking it was the green line that all thos...I was thinking it was the green line that all those bad comments came from. Sounds like other people that used to live up there agree.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763927765706552012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-74223490022996137742010-03-19T12:36:47.462-04:002010-03-19T12:36:47.462-04:00Do T trains slam into other trains or thier operat...Do T trains slam into other trains or thier operators unresponsive to emergency calls from passengers?hrh king friday xiii, ret.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-74455604967509240622010-03-19T12:08:25.713-04:002010-03-19T12:08:25.713-04:00Actually on the Redline in Boston they are startin...Actually on the Redline in Boston they are starting to do warning announcements when a train was approaching/arriving/etc; and it was being phased out when my husband and I left in July.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-65959296561283050902010-03-19T11:21:12.071-04:002010-03-19T11:21:12.071-04:00In fact, the Green Line, which is a light rail lin...In fact, the Green Line, which is a light rail line, has articulated cars. But each car is only 72 feet long (3 feet shorter than *one* metro car). So you can move within that 72 feet without encountering a door. But you cannot move between vehicles. There actually are no car-end doors, because the cab is the width of the car.<br /><br />I think Boston only runs 2-car LRV's, which means that the maximum length of a Green Line train is only 144 feet, 6 feet shorter than a 2-car Metro train. And Metro's minimum train length is 4-cars (300 feet). <br /><br />If you want to compare rolling stock, you can only compare the DC Metro to Boston's heavy rail lines: Red, Orange, and Blue. They don't use articulated vehicles.Matt'https://www.blogger.com/profile/15011703558247093148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-37397155350627099962010-03-19T10:01:56.379-04:002010-03-19T10:01:56.379-04:00I love the Red Line on the T (unlike the Red Line ...I love the Red Line on the T (unlike the Red Line where I live, sigh.) And yeah, DD and a coffee extra cream extra sugar is awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-23625661062816251372010-03-19T09:55:35.358-04:002010-03-19T09:55:35.358-04:00Bostonian here:
Sounds like she only rode the Gre...Bostonian here:<br /><br />Sounds like she only rode the Green Line, which is actually a trolley line with cars that have rotating centers that make them feel like more than one car, but they really aren't (and which lags behind the other lines in handicap accessibility). <br /><br />The heavy-duty subway lines - Red, Orange and Blue - don't let passengers move from car to car. And they have fairly prominent "priority" placards above seats next to the doors.<br /><br />As for food on the trains, yep, we've got Dunkin' Donuts right in the stations! And how great is that? The rats know to stay down on the tracks, anyway.Adam Gaffinhttp://www.universalhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-79345595736997411092010-03-19T09:09:42.450-04:002010-03-19T09:09:42.450-04:00Yeah, those rat ads have been around for a while. ...Yeah, those rat ads have been around for a while. Unfortunately, some morons still eat and drink. For the most part, it seems a lot of folks abide by it, though.SignorMMAhttp://www.6th-round.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-3902248743261119042010-03-19T08:54:54.245-04:002010-03-19T08:54:54.245-04:00Speaking of "Battle of the Mass Transit Syste...Speaking of "Battle of the Mass Transit Systems", I saw an 'ad' on the Metro this morning which was a huge picture of a rat and said something along the lines of - <br /><br />Unlike some subway systems (which shall remain nameless) you'll never see rats the size of house cats in our system because its illegal to eat or drink in Metro.Alisonnoreply@blogger.com