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Orange Line commute is no fun; a brand-new train refused to run

By adamg on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 9:31am

Shiny and new tracks don't do much good when a shiny new train just dies and then won't be budged, as happened this morning at Chinatown, where one of the new Orange Line trains despaired of life and just died and then T workers ran into problems removing the carcass. The T is now telling riders to take the Green Line downtown instead - or if they're further out, hop on commuter rail at Oak Grove, Malden Center, Forest Hills, Ruggles or Back Bay.

Neighborhoods: 
Chinatown
Topics: 
The T
Free tagging: 
Orange Line


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Comments

By Waquiot on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 9:36am.

There was another dead train at Forest Hills around 8, but that was shunted to the yard without causing this much chaos.

New T, meet the old T.

By Lee on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 11:15am.

But your endless supply of clever rhymes takes the edge off a bit.

I have wondered if you keep a file of them prepared for upcoming events the way newspapers keep their obituaries updated.

By adamg on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 12:31pm.

Each headline is artisanally crafted to meet the exacting demands of each instance.

By Lee on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 12:34pm.

Hahaha!

By crispino on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 5:10pm.

Adam, in a leather apron, deftly working a linguistical lathe to spin out headlines of Pure Wit.

By Lee on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 5:48pm.

…. word museums.

By ScottB on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 5:41pm.

Artisanally crafted and curated

By anon on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 11:26am.

The good news is that the slow zones were eliminated. The bad news is that every day there is one or more switch problems, signal problems, or disabled trains. Some problems are reported on the T app or website.
Every day is an adventure on the Red Line

By anon on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 1:34pm.

1) The T is no reliable
2) The T is not safe
3) The T is not clean
4) The T is going off the fiscal cliff

By Frelmont on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 3:58pm.

CCP Rolling Stock, the gift that keeps on giving.