Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Buses will replace trains five nights a week for a month from mid-May
through mid-June.
As work continues on the Orange Line's station at Assembly Square in Somerville, service will be impacted five nights a week for a month starting May 19. According to the MBTA website, buses will replace trains between Oak Grove Station in Malden and Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown starting at 9 p.m. each Sunday through Thursday from May 19 to June 21. The diversions will last until the end of service, according to the MBTA. All stops will be serviced by buses between Oak Grove and Sullivan Square, including Medford's Wellington Station. There will be no diversion on Sunday, May 26, as a result of the Memorial Day holiday.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Buses will replace trains between Sullivan Square in Charlestown and Oak Grove station.
Buses will replace trains between Sullivan Square and Oak Grove MBTA stations the weekend of March 2-3 and Monday through Wednesday, March 4-9 beginning at 9 p.m. Regular service will be held on Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8. The diversion will also be in effect the weekend of March 9-10, with regular Orange Line train service scheduled to resume on Monday, March 11. All shuttle stops are accessible for persons with disabilities.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
From personal space to escalator riding, Mike Tremblay shares tips for using Boston public transit.
Do you know how to prioritize which seat you should pick on a packed commuter rail train? Do you have any idea which door do you should take to exit an MBTA bus? How about casual conversation: how much is too much? One local transit rider has dissected life on the MBTA and written answers to every possible question about riding Boston’s public transportation system. Blogger Mike Tremblay has written the definitive guide to navigating the MBTA titled, “The MBTA Etiquette Handbook,” on his blog The Third String Catcher. The post is broken down by mode of transportation, with sub-sections that discuss the issue of personal space—It’s limited so: “Don’t exacerbate the situation … by putting your stuff on the seat, shifting around too much, etc…
Friday, February 8, 2013
Check out this video from behind the wheel of an MBTA Orange Line snow train. The video was taken near Malden Center T station.
Check out this video from behind the wheel of an MBTA Orange Line snow train. The video was taken near Malden Center T station.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Ja-Ron Freeman has earned a bit of celebrity among MBTA riders with his positive attitude, safety-first mindset and quotable catch phrases.
“Have a five-star day” or “it takes teamwork to make the dream work” are phrases one might expect to see on an internet meme or hear on a customer service phone call with the cable company. But probably not on the Orange Line. MBTA Orange Line conductor Ja-Ron Freeman has made these phrases his own. He speaks them while driving his train during his entire run-through on the Orange Line, but in an interview during his break at North Station on Friday, he said motivational clichés are not his intention. "At the end of the day it's all about safety. I don't want anybody to get hurt riding my train," he said. Couched within traditional train speak: “This train is bound for Forest Hills; keep your hands inside when the doors are closing." …
Monday, November 26, 2012
The victim was hit with pepper spray and her purse was stolen.
[UPDATE Monday, 10:40 a.m.] A woman was attacked and robbed while walking home from the Bunker Hill Community College T stop Saturday night. Boston Police responded to a call about an armed robbery at about 10:24 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24. The victim, a female, told police that she had arrived at the MBTA’s Orange Line train station and started to walk home when an unidentified while male wearing a dark jacket came up to her and sprayed her eyes with pepper spray, according to reports provided by Boston Police Sgt. Tom Lema. “The suspect then proceeded to punch her approximately three or four times in the face, knocking her down to the ground. The suspect then took her pocket book,” Lema said in the report. The suspect reportedly got into…
Friday, July 6, 2012
Replacement begins this weekend, should last until early december.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
The following is an announcement from the MBTA. Buses will replace all evening Orange Line service from Oak Grove Station to Sullivan Square Station from 9:00 p.m. to the end of service every Sunday through Thursday from July 8, 2012, to December 28, 2012. The buses will make stops at all stations between Oak Grove and Sullivan Square. Accessibility: All shuttle bus stops are accessible for persons with disabilities. Why is this service change in place? This service change is in place while MBTA crews perform track, power, and signal work between Wellington and Sullivan Square Stations for the Orange Line Assembly Square Project. For more information, contact the MBTA Customer Communications Department at (617) 222-3200, …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The bus replacement service between Sullivan Square and Oak Grove allows the MBTA to build the new Orange Line station at Assembly Square.
Beginning July 8, and going until Dec. 28, buses will replace evening Orange Line trains between Sullivan Square and Oak Grove every Sunday through Thursday, according to the MBTA. On the effected nights, bus replacement service will begin at 9 p.m. and run until the T closes. The bus replacements will allow the MBTA to shut down Orange Line tracks in order to build the new Orange Line station in Assembly Square. This change in service is part of a wider series of bus diversions that will take place until 2014.
Monday, June 18, 2012
We've all got stories of things we've seen and heard on the T. Share them with your neighbors here.
Flip through the gallery to see what other riders are seeing and hearing on the T. It's easy to add your own photos or videos too. Just click the big "Upload Photos and Videos" button at the top left. Be sure to add a caption saying which line you were riding and a description of your photo or video. An Explanation of "Seen & Heard on the T" The T is one of my favorite places. Really. You get an unmatched cross-section of humanity. And you often see and hear some funny things. The kinds of things that, when you get to work, you have to tell people about. "The woman across from me on the T this morning was clipping her toenails." That sort of thing. (I've seen nails being clipped several times while on the Orange Line, by the way.) Our …
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Harvard Station
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Forest Hills station (MBTA)
Washington St & Hyde Park Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA
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Park St & Tremont St, Boston, MA
Park Street Station
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
In a public meeting Tuesday night, MBTA officials planned to go over details for the construction of an Orange Line stop at Assembly Square.
The MBTA published some renderings of what the Assembly Square trains station could look like when it opens -- target date is fall of 2014. Take a look. The Assembly Square stop will be located between Sullivan Square and Wellington. The MBTA has already warned that construction will impact Orange Line riders while construction is underway. If you're curious for more details, there's a public meeting tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 15) to introduce the project team and go over the construction schedule. The meeting will have a Somerville-centric agenda, but all are welcome. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Capuano Early Childhood Center at 150 Glen St. in Somerville.
Plenty O'Toole
1:36 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
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