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Orange Line resumes and, at least for the first day, boy, are the station floors shiny
By adamg on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 10:09am
Along with all the track and signal work, the T said it would spend the Month of No Orange Line to spiff up the stations. Alex DiPrato reports that, sure, his first morning ride on the Orange Line was wicked slow (although the T had cautioned the new tracks need a week or so to settle), but at least the floors were gleaming at Haymarket today.
Sebastian Stockman reports a similar floor experience at Downtown Crossing:
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World Class subway
The workers did a great job cleaning up the orange line hopefully the riders will appreciate their work and the orange line will be safe clean and reliable.
I give it about a week
I give it about a week of it looking like that. Then it'll be back to the dull floors.
The T has done deep cleaning jobs at stations before. This is not new at all.
I mean kudos for using the shut down wisely to really clean the stations. I am sure the cleaning crew appreciated not having to work around riders every day. (it becomes futless if you're washing a floor that every 10m a train load of people get off and walk across it)
Its like when we get new buses. You can always tell which ones are new (outside of the higher bus number)... they always have that 'new car' smell. It doesnt last long until its filled up with stale food, farts, and bo.
Meanwhile on the red line-
Meanwhile on the red line--slooooooow haul from Ashmont with great huge gaps between trains.
All new
Newtrains.today reports that all 10 Orange Line trains currently running are new. Finally!
My apologies to the T
I thought the O line wouldn't be back up for at least 2-3 months. Good for them for getting things back in order on schedule.
On schedule
As long as 30 minutes from Oak Grove to North Station is "on schedule."
The project finished on schedule
And according to that schedule, we need to check back in a week to see how quick the trips go.
Now, frequency is another issue. Sigh.
Some lasting changes to the Commuter Rail schedules
All Haverhill Line trains (except those that bypass Melrose and Malden via the Lowell line) will continue to stop at Oak Grove, seven days a week. Until now, this stop was used only during Orange Line shutdowns.
A few Franklin Line trains, and one Providence Line train, will continue to stop at Forest Hills, weekdays only.
That's good news!
It gives me more options for my trip home after hospital appointments.
Why can’t every stop be an
Why can’t every stop be an express stop?
THATS HOW IT SHOULD LOOK
THATS HOW IT SHOULD LOOK EVERY DAY.