On a snow day the MBTA just failed miserably (for commuters) two rapid transit lines had to shut down with shuttle buses just because of electrical problems at one station.
Single point failure!!!
On a snow day the MBTA just failed miserably (for commuters) two rapid transit lines had to shut down with shuttle buses just because of electrical problems at one station.
Single point failure!!!
Brutal morning commute with MBTA red line: delay of 25 mins due to medical emergency at Park St and then a disabled train at Broadway when my train is at Andrew 🙄
New MBTA red line train @ fields corner
Maybe it makes this rainy cold day better because it’s just such a rare thing
Guy lit up a cigarette in the train and this woman starts yelling at him. “You don’t even look bold enough to hold a baked bean. Now you want to smoke in the train? Were you raised by wolves?”
Guy starts shrinking into a corner (and puts out his cigarette)
On this #TransDayOfVisiblity, I want to specifically highlight Bernie Wagenblast.
She is one of the famous announcer voices for New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority! (See video for demonstration)
From her wikipedia page: Bernie Wagenblast is a transportation journalist, radio personality and voice-over artist. She is the founder and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter. She also edits The AASHTO Daily Transportation Update, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and hosts AASHTO's ETAP Podcast and the ITE Talks Transportation podcast for the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Trans folks putting the 'trans' in public transit!
#transdayofvisibility #transit #publicTransit #publicTransportation #trans #transJoy #bernieWagenblast #MTA #NYC #solarPunk
I just read a story about banning turn right on red in many parts of SF (good. I almost get run over very often by exactly this). But the story interviewed someone who said ‘but I think now with people walking around with noise cancelation, I can't tell you how many times I've seen people almost get run over’
People who blame pedestrians and victims. Why do you do this? What is wrong with you?
A century ago, this photo was taken in Haubstadt, #Indiana. This town had both a #train station and #electric #interurban service, with a population of less than 700.
Now it has over 1,600 people, but has no service of any kind. The station and several of the buildings in this photo are now gone or empty.
Even major cities with populations in the hundreds of thousands sometimes lack basic #rail service. It's painful how much we've lost.
Do y'all know about the North-South Rail Link, proposed to go through #Boston?
#Trains #Transit #Massachusetts #NSRL #Maine #NewHampshire #NewEngland #Amtrak #MAPoli #MBTA #Poll
Official Introduction Post:
#GenX #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #California.
Hablo español. Aprendo português.
Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #ACIM #sober
#Gay #leather #drag #pride #LGBTQ
Also on Threads at @danwentzel@threads.net
I have ridden my bicycle 9 times from S.F. to L.A. with #AIDSLifeCycle
https://giving.aidslifecycle.org/participant/44198
Thanks to (?) Braintree branch shutdown we on Ashmont branch can actually enjoy leaving-my-house-without-checking-where-the-damn-train-is 🤪
Hello World, allow me to reintroduce myself.
I am the admin of Weird.Autos
By day I do quantitative research to
Improve the lives of disabled people and their families.
By night I run a small statistical programming tutoring company
I drive an ND #miata but also love enjoying #walkable cities and taking #transit
I am an #audiophile that loves traditional #hifi & #headphones
I also post a lot about #Meshtastic and Honda Fits #FitPosting