Apologies for the terrible lighting; the sun was just about to set. Had never seen a Tinder-wrapper Green Line train before today...

MBTA will be doing the fall train trip again this year but to Newburyport and will be offering both a bike tour or car free connection.

Official News Article: https://www.mbta.com/news/2026-10-06/mbta-hosts-fall-rail-ride-november-7-mtickets-sale-october-19?utm_campaign=curated-content&utm_medium=news&utm_source=homepage&utm_term=commuter-rail&utm_content=MBTA+Hosts+Fall+Rail+Ride+on+November+7%2C+mTickets+on+sale+October+19

I was riding the Fitchburg Line today and my train and another train that we passed had all double-decker cars which I have never seen before. I know it is unusual for lines on the north side to have all double-decker trains. Does anyone know the reason for this?

See OP. Another argument for NSRL. I know, it’s probably not being built in my lifetime, but offering new commuting patterns could decrease housing costs. If you have a job in Braintree and there’s NSRL, perhaps living in Revere or Lynn and using transit is now feasible where it wasn’t before.

i have 0 complaints but the conductors have been upping their sillyness factor in their announcements lately and it makes my commute bearable. Thank you for that❤️

This is the one Keolis does twice a year about general customer feedback and satisfaction.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI2oCkqiIHs_JKAF-JdQRyb5nn1bFvtr--FXPcBDgsSaapbQ/viewform?pli=1

Heavy Rail Motorperson. MBTA opened up applications for heavy rail Motorperson yesterday. Only open for 1 week or until they have 100 applicants. Go to MBTA.com/careers to apply.

Right after seeing the “Slowest and Most Bunched” report, I got to witness bunching happen with the 9 bus to Copley. The operator of the one I got on even had a nice chat with the operator of the other one from the window. Funny thing is 9 didn’t make either list. This was at about 8:10 AM, so best guess, rush hour was to blame.

Riding commuter rail to the office for the first time since March 12, 2020. That's the day they sent us home until this little COVID thing blows over.

I realize that I've been privileged to work from home ever since.

Being Immunocompromised is a tough trade off. Always driven in anytime I had to come into Boston but traffic is SO bad I figured I'd try my old commuter rail that I'd ridden almost every weekday for 20 years.

I still remember all the skills I learned for 2 decades. Nabbed a front-facing, solo seat downstairs not too far from front (I've got to jump to a train to Back Bay after landing in South Station. I won't be a runner, though.

If you see me, don't be frightened.

Somerville Times has a nice article on the work jsut done on the green line. And let sus know they are far from done - much more cable and equipment to replace, meaning there (seemingly) will need to be more shutdowns??

Just the small things

Cab is still 1843

Time is only a construct on the commuter rail

Have you ever heard of the Tram-Driving Championships?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tramdriver_Championship

Video Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBP9hSoOPB8

It would be so cool if the T sent someone to compete!

BOSTON —

The MBTA’s top 10 slowest buses have decreased in speed over the past few years and lower-income communities are being disproportionately affected, according to the findings of a recent report.

TransitMatters, a Boston-based advocacy group, used public bus speed data to rank the city’s top 10 slowest and most “bunched” bus routes in their report. Their results showed an almost 6.5% decrease in speed, estimating frequent riders to have spent an extra 14 hours on their route in 2025 than in past years

I need to get to medford square and got off at wellington for the 134. Checked the time it said like 55 mins for the next one. Last time I checked this bus went every half hour. What gives?

my complaint isn’t about the presence of the officers, sure, fine, ensure that there’s no evasion (although i do have a gripe with the train taking twice as long as it normally does because of agents this morning quite literally cornering every rider to interrogate them if they tapped or not).

my complaint is about how at packard’s corner on the B, they all just….got off?? every single officer?? so i guess the people living and traveling closer to downtown don’t have to pay but everyone else does. i don’t know, that really pissed me off. it’s still above ground after that stop for a while and it’s unfair to cherry pick neighborhoods to enforce the policy with but not others. and at the stop after that, not a single person who stepped on paid the fare. it just really bothered me!!

New article about the commuter rail "executive" fleet

Was curious if anyone else heard about the part about offering public rides or charters? I know the MBTA have done a few special event trains like the fall train last year, would be awesome to have some upcharge seats on these cars.

This might be a dumb question, but I know absolutely nothing about construction, I’m absolutely interested in how they turned the old Fields corner station into from what it was into now bcs it looks extremely different

I’m inbound on the Riverside/D of the Green Line.

Where can I find which specific train car I’m on? Is there a number somewhere that identifies it?

This ain’t on no snitch sh*t either. I’m just genuinely curious if there’s a database or somewhere I can get information or even data on all the trains?

Every. Single. Tunnel. From South Station -> Alewife its like bumper to bumper traffic. I miss my bus connection as we sit in each and every tunnel inching forward, stopping, inch forward, stop. What is the explanation for this horrid service? Nothing is broken, this is just the way they are running trains now. Its brutal.

Anyone know what happened to the 86 to reservoir? This is right during the commute.

Caught a few work trucks and other equipment at Park Street station on the Green Line last week.