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| Great Rail Summit of 2008 This Friday |
This Friday, May 9th from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. the Great Rail Summit comes to Worcester. The event is being held at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester. Lt. Governor Tim Murray scheduled the summit and former Governor Michael Dukakis will give the keynote address.Neither Train Rider nor I can make it, but we'll try to keep everyone posted about the event. The needs and challenges of rail service in Central Mass. will be discussed. |
| Rising Cost of Gas May Break MBTA's 2001 Ridership Record |
Today's The Boston Globe ran two separate cover stories on the effects that the rising cost of gas in the greater Boston area.One article focused on how more commuters are turning to mass transit options in lieu of driving. The MBTA is on course to break the ridership record of 354.1 million riders set in 2001.The second article was about the issues owners of gas guzzling vehicles are facing. I know that we all have individual choices, but I've never understood why so many people in my suburban community own large pick up trucks. These same folks pay someone to do their yard work, so it isn't like they're using their truck to haul stuff around. When gas is pushing $4.00 a gallon, I'm happy that I have a short commute! |
| Totally Tubular Tuesday Commute |
The hardest thing about blogging is coming up with a title for the post!My commute on the P508 this morning was fine. We got in around 8:20 a.m. I'm not sure of the exact time because I didn't check my watch.Saw this news story from WBZ-TV Channel 4 this morning. "MBTA Gets Failing Grade For Financial Efficiency." This is a follow-up to the report WBZ aired last week. Like last week's report, this story focused mainly on underutilized buses. |
| Grafton MBTA Commuter Rail Parking Lot Break-Ins |
A few months ago, Train Stopping posted about vandalism and break-ins at the Westborough MBTA parking lot. Well, it looks like that vandalism has made its way to the Grafton parking lotFor the past few weeks, I’ve been noticing a lot of broken glass and smashed windows in the parking lot. I’ve also heard disgruntled commuters complaining about what has been taken from their cars . . . ranging from change, to CDs, to GPS devices, to Fast Lane transponders . . . it appears that nothing is safe left inside a car.On the train last week, I was standing behind a couple of Grafton commuters who were talking about the break-ins. One woman was saying that she had filed a police report with the town of Grafton and that the police responded to her that there have been over 30 (!) break-ins in the last 4-6 weeks.I find that disturbing on a number of levels, not only the fact that these break-ins are occurring, but that they’re so frequent. Mostly I’m aggravated that THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC INFORMATION about these break-ins. Neither the Worcester T&G nor The Grafton News has taken up this story at all to bring attention to the problem and thus to either encourage commuters to clean their cars out or to persuade law enforcement to step up patrolling the area.Grafton’s parking lot is not as secluded as Westborough’s lot, meaning that you can see it from Route 30. However, I think the suburban lots get the shaft from the MBTA police (who maintains jurisdiction over the MBTA parking lots). If this lot was monitored either personally or electronically via surveillance cameras, this would go a long way to curbing the rash of break-ins or at least catching the perpetrators.I’ve started communicating with the MBTA regarding this and encourage you to do the same.Here's hoping everyone's car is safe while it is parked at the commuter rail lots. |
| Globe Editorial On the MBTA's Newfound Popularity |
On the heels of yesterday's articles about the rising cost of gas and the increase in ridership across the MBTA, today an editorial about the MBTA was published by The Boston Globe's editorial staff was published.Essentially the editorial touched about how the MBTA has tried to improve the passenger experience and the fact that the Authority is in a financial pickle. Of course, even with the rising cost of gas, the Globe's editors noted that if passengers do not have a good experiencing using the T, then they will seek other options. Essentially, the state's leadership needs to work with the MBTA to make sure that the transit system functions and doesn't go into debt.Although the T is publicizing a 6.2% growth in riders for the year, an article in The Salem News focused on how commuter rail riders for some lines is flat or declining on the Newburyport-Rockport line.Though the T reported an overall 6.2 percent increase in use of all forms ofpublic transportation, including buses, ferries and subways on weekdays thisyear, commuter rail ridership for the most part has remained flat.The only exception was in February, when commuter trains carried 4,100 more people than in the same month the previous year, according to the MBTA. Despite several requests, the MBTA did not provide specific ridership numbers for theNewburyport/Rockport line.So what did the T have to say about the stagnat ridership on some of the North Shore lines?MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said bad publicity may account for the stagnantcommuter rail numbers. Last year, the line was criticized for a summer marked bymany late trains, which turned many people off from rail commuting.But could there also be another reason?"Commuter rail tickets are expensive," said Holly Matulewicz of Salem. "It's $10round-trip and then $2 to ride the T. ... You probably only save a coupledollars (over driving) because of parking."Well, maybe if you're heading into Boston from the North Shore, the price to drive is about a break even point. From other destinations on the commuter rail line, the cost of driving is much more expensive. You have to factor in gas, tolls, parking in downtown Boston, etc. Yes, the commuter rail is expensive but so are the alternatives. |
| Midweek Commute |
I took the P508 train in this morning. It seemed like we were a few minutes behind schedule. We sat in Framingham for awhile because we had to wait for a freight train to pass. We finally arrived at South Station around 8:26 a.m. So the train was late.I haven't seen anything about on-time results for April 2008. I wonder when that information will be published? |
| Grafton MBTA Station Break-Ins Featured on NECN |
Yesteday NECN ran a report on the break-ins at the Grafton MBTA commuter rail station. As a Grafton Commuter noted in a comment yesterday, The Grafton News is supposed to be writing an article about the break-ins and the Charter Cable channel also aired a report. Unfortunately, Grafton Commuter's car was broken into. |
| Commuter Rail Summit Tomorrow |
As mentioned on Monday, there will be a public summit tomorrow at the DCU Center in Worcester addressing the state of commuter rail service in Massachusetts. I believe the people behind Daily Worcesteria may be live blogging from the conference.Unfortunately, for work-related reasons, neither Train Rider or I can make it to tomorrow's summit. Yesterday's Telegram & Gazette published an article about the summit. Here are the highlights:Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, the city’s former mayor, will introduce the public forum. Speakers will include former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis; U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester; Thomas Cahir, deputy secretary for transportation programs for the state Executive Office of Transportation; Maurice J. O’Connell, vice president of public affairs for CSX Corp.; and Jody Ray, director of railroad operations for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.Other elected officials and transit advocates are expected to attend. The summit will be held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Friday. It is open to the public.Mr. Murray, a longtime proponent of expanding commuter rail service, who occasionally rides the train from Worcester to Boston, said the summit is an opportunity to explain what has been done to improve commuter service and what challenges lie ahead.“I want to make sure people are aware of how hard we’ve been working on various fronts,” he said. “This is an important priority of this administration.”The expansion of commuter rail service to Worcester has been discussed for many years, but has not moved beyond talks. Among the challenges to expanding rail service is a disagreement over liability that has become a hot political issue. CSX Corp., the national railroad company which owns the track from Framingham to Worcester, insists on maintaining the existing no-fault liability policy if CSX sells the track to the state. Lawmakers and transportation officials refuse to sign on to such a policy.Mr. Murray described rail transportation in Massachusetts as a checkerboard, with the ownership and control of tracks varying from one line to the next.Yesterday Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s office authorized the Executive Office of Transportation to conduct a study to boost freight transportation in Massachusetts. The $1 million study, expected to be completed in 15 months, will be the first rail master plan in nearly 20 years.“It benefits the state, and it benefits (CSX) as well,” Mr. Murray said. “What we need is a real public-private partnership.”Last week, the MBTA approved spending $15 million to improve tracks and signaling on the Fitchburg commuter rail line. This is the first installment in a $150 million upgrade on the Fitchburg line, expected to be complete by 2010, which will allow trains to travel faster.Does anyone find it weird that no one from the MBCR appears to be on the public speaking schedule? If MBCR operates the commuter rails for the MBTA, shouldn't a representative be included in the program?The summit is a great idea. Too bad it is on a work day. I wonder if more people would attend if something like this was scheduled for an evening or on a weekend? |
| Free Vitamin Water Day at South Station |
What a treat!! They were handing out free bottles of Vitamin Water today outside South Station.I only have one more morning commute to my current office location. My office is moving over the weekend. I will no longer be getting off at Back Bay Station and taking the Orange Line to work. Or disembarking at South Station to walk to my office. Now I'll be taking the commuter rail in all the way to South Station and then relying on the Silver Line to get to my office. This should be interesting.I will miss the buzz of walking outside at South Station, not to mention getting freebies from the people who hand out stuff. My P508 train arrived at Back Bay around 8:13 a.m. and South Station at 8:21 a.m.Saw another article about more people taking the commuter rail as an alternative to paying higher gas prices. Unlike yesterday's article from The Salem News, this article contains quotes from commuters who believe the commuter rail is a cost-effective alternative to driving into Boston. |
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A morning at the Argentine Yard set to John Henry by Leadbelly
Shot from my 1997 Sea-Doo GTS, this shows NS 336 crossing Lake Martin (Tallapoosa River) heading East out of Alexander City and toward Columbus, GA. This is on the NS P-Line, former Central of Georgia, main.
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RSH 7151 runs around its train at Oldland Common on the Avon Valley Railway. Part 2. Taken 5th May 2008
