My commute was fun this morning. Nothing to report, really.
I was tired, so I slept the whole way in.
I took the 7:49 a.m. train from Grafton (otherwise known as the P512) and got to Back Bay Station a little before 9:00 a.m. The P512's schedule states that it arrives into Back Bay Station at 8:54 a.m., so we were pretty much on-time.
From Back Bay Station, I then took the Orange Line over to my office.
In other news, the Boston Herald published this article this morning about the state's "ailing" bridges and roads. I know just in and around Central Massachusetts, there are bridges that have been shut down for a few years (and some bridges that will probably be shut down). The article noted that there are approximately 500 "structurally deficient" bridges throughout the Commonwealth. Yikes!
While the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is "only" $2 billion in debt, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the good ole MBTA) is $8 billion in debt. Ouch.
On a bridge-related note: supposedly the Newburyport-Rockport commuter rail line is "back to normal" service. The T made another round of repairs to the rail bridge that links Beverly to Salem. In news reports, commuter rail riders on this lined were bused at various times to ensure that the bridge repairs could be made.
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Just saw your blog referenced on the Fox 25 evening news. Good job! Though at least for us, the reverse commuters, the on-time performance has improved enormously in January. Train P528 has been on time hardly off the schedule by a minute or two lately. I should probably "knock on wood":)
helen,
Congrats on the reverse commutes being easier and more timely. I think it definitely deals with the number of passengers on the trains ... i.e., less passengers, less time to spend at each stop letting them off. So, MBCR, don't you think you need to increase the number of trains on the Worcester-Framingham line to accommodate all of the riders?
By the way, there's always an element of "knock on wood" w/the commuter rail!!! Best of luck!
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