tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post4836079181568352936..comments2023-03-25T08:04:56.910-04:00Comments on Train Stopping: Decisions, DecisionsTrain Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-75133261503578779272008-11-14T09:07:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:07:00.000-05:00The two hour door to door train trip is just that ...The two hour door to door train trip is just that ... garbage. <BR/><BR/>The p508 used to run like clockwork. I'd leave my house at 7:00 and would be at work by 8:25. Well, those days are long gone. <BR/><BR/>The thing that makes me laugh the most, the "new" schedule whereby they just extended train times to account for their lateness never even helped ... the trains are still late!!!!Train Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-55680550580715091682008-11-13T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-13T12:39:00.000-05:00you are dead on - it's cheaper to take the train, ...you are dead on - it's cheaper to take the train, but with the exception of snowy days - that's the only thing better than driving. <BR/><BR/>i hate the train but i can't afford to drive as much as i'd like.<BR/><BR/>however i have been driving this week - and the fast lane changes at 128 are making me nervous. i had mentioned before that there wasn't a lot of traffic so i couldn't gage the effects, but now the left two lanes back up past 128. <BR/><BR/>it hasn't been too bad as i've been paying cash in order to zip thru on the right lanes, but that's only b/c 128 hasn't been backed up lately.<BR/><BR/>i can not even imagine the traffic on the days when 128 backs up. Then none of the lanes will be moving. Before you could usually squeeze by on the far left, but no more!<BR/><BR/>my fondest dream is a train ride from Worc to Boston that takes an hour. None of this 2 hour door to door garbage.<BR/>-KFBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-6319736876420782932008-11-10T19:58:00.000-05:002008-11-10T19:58:00.000-05:00again, my math is all effed up! it's not cheaper t...again, my math is all effed up! it's not cheaper to drive, it's cheaper to take the train. I did update the initial post with the right numbers. although once a comment is posted, you can't update or amend it.<BR/><BR/>thanks for the feedback!!Train Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-7959854199047554362008-11-10T19:35:00.000-05:002008-11-10T19:35:00.000-05:00I estimate depreciation to be 20 cents per mile fo...I estimate depreciation to be 20 cents per mile for my minivan(hmmm..there isn't a cent symbol on my keyboard..).<BR/><BR/>Vehicle cost = $30k, and I expect to get 150k miles out of it, so $30k/150k = 0.2 dollars per mile.<BR/><BR/>From Northboro to Cambridge is 75 miles round trip = $15.<BR/><BR/>With gas, tolls, and parking I calculate it costs twice as much to drive than to take the train. Add the stress of driving and it's a no-brainer for me.<BR/><BR/>Except tonight. Somebody puked his brains out upstairs on the second car from the rear on the P523. Ugh. What does the P stand for, anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-69014620869486024052008-11-10T17:11:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:11:00.000-05:00Sorry, not trying to be a nudge, but how is $490 l...Sorry, not trying to be a nudge, but how is $490 less than $330?? No offense, but sounds like the kind of Grabauskas math that got the MBTA in this problem to begin with...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-17897081521677323032008-11-10T16:23:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:23:00.000-05:00anonymous #1, I think you're right, I made a mista...anonymous #1, <BR/><BR/>I think you're right, I made a mistake in my calculation. If tolls are 5.80 a day, that would be $116 per month. I was thinking more abotu the gas though, and I think the fill ups would be less, say $60/week. So, that would be a little under $490/month to drive, which is less than the T.Train Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-7940023197771103392008-11-10T13:00:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:00:00.000-05:00I just recently started driving in from Milford to...I just recently started driving in from Milford to Cambridge for this exact reason. With two kids in school, the convenience of my own car won since the cost and the time do not make it worth it to take the commuter rail. <BR/><BR/>I was disappointed since I figured when I took the job, the T would save me money, decrease my carbon footprint and allow me to catch up on reading.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, back on the road now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-8419648636947336082008-11-10T12:25:00.000-05:002008-11-10T12:25:00.000-05:00I'm as big a fan of ditching the MBTA as anyone, b...I'm as big a fan of ditching the MBTA as anyone, but if I read this correctly, your monthly parking of $135 and tolls (even at only 20 days a month) of $116 total $251 - $31 more than the $220 total mentioned in the post. Add in $80 a week in gas and you're at a projected monthly driving cost of around $571, or $241 more expensive than the train. As you pointed out, this doesn't even account for the increased wear/tear and depreciation on the vehicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com