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Question 1 passed, so now what?
Given the ongoing issues with Twitter, as detailed in my previous post, I’m trying to move more of my mid-length writing back onto the blog so I’m not generating as much free content for the South African emerald-mine heir. This … Continue reading
Posted in Law & Society, Transportation
Tagged MBTA, state budget, taxes
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More comments on the MBTA’s capital plan
Since my last post, the state legislature has gotten down to work in earnest on the FY23 budget, but unfortunately I have not had time to do a dive into the Senate version of the budget before the logrolling started … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged commuter rail, MBTA
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Comments on the MBTA’s FY23-27 Capital Investment Plan
At its last board meeting in March, the MBTA released its first five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) since the COVID-19 pandemic sent the agency scrambling. This marks a significant change from prior CIP cycles, in which the MBTA’s and MassDOT’s … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged MBTA
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A busy week for transportation legislation
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and in Massachusetts that means two things: the state legislature is debating the budget and the state’s draft Capital Investment Plan has been published for comment. In Washington, the Biden Administration has published its official budget … Continue reading
Weekend excursion: Stations of the B&M New Hampshire Main Line/MBTA Lowell Line
As I’ve neared the end of this series of posts, I’ve gotten a bit better at procrastinating, so most of the photos this post is based on (see the associated photo gallery) were taken a month ago now, and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged commuter rail, Lowell Line, MBTA, New Hampshire Main Line, train stations
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Automatic generation and validation of train schedules
Passenger railroads throughout the world have mechanisms to generate timetables for both service and capital planning purposes. The way I’ve done this in the past is with the Mk. 1 eyeball: you come up with a schedule, maybe draw some stringline … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Transportation
Tagged commuter rail, Fitchburg Line, Greenbush Line, MBTA
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It’s budget time again (already?)
Last week, the House Committee on Ways and Means reported out its version of the state budget for fiscal year 2022, H.4000, and the Mass. House of Representatives gave it second reading. It’s supposed to be taken up again a … Continue reading
Posted in Law & Society, Transportation
Tagged MBTA, state budget
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Weekend excursion: Stations of the Old Colony Railroad (MBTA Kingston and Middleboro Lines)
Of all the passenger routes bringing commuters from Boston’s suburbs into the city, none were hit quite so hard by the automobile age as those of the former Old Colony Railroad. The construction of the Route 3 and Route 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged commuter rail, Kingston Line, MBTA, Middleboro Line, Plymouth, train stations
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Weekend excursion: Stations of the B&M Western Route/MBTA Haverhill Line
It’s been nearly two weeks since I took this trip on a windy Saturday in March, and since that time I’ve seen nearly all of the remaining stations in the MBTA system, so if I’m a little hazy on the … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged commuter rail, Haverhill Line, MBTA, Western Route
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Weekend excursion: Stations of the Eastern Route/MBTA Newburyport Line
Attention conservation notice: another 3,000 words about an MBTA commuter rail line and its stations, which could easily have been 5,000 words if I hadn’t gotten tired of writing and skimped on the exposition towards the end. Already more photos … Continue reading
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Tagged commuter rail, Eastern Route, MBTA, Newburyport/Rockport Line
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