Sunday, March 13, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
MBTA threatens to fire MBCR
READ: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority threatens to fire operator - TRAINS Magazine
BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced it’s considering firing the company that operates its system under contract, the Boston Herald has reported. The threat comes as the reliability of operations have plummeted amid repeated winter storms and cold weather.
“We have leverage over the MBCR [operator Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad] and we’ll use the upcoming contract to scare them to prove to us that they have credible customer service,” said Richard Davey, MBTA’s general manager. “They’ve got work to do on that.”
The latest meltdown came Monday, when a locomotive failed on an express train between the Newtonville and Newton stations Monday evening. The locomotive suffered a mechanical failure during the morning commute, but the railroad thought it’d been properly fixed. Davey called the fiasco “entirely preventable.”
If the authority fired MBCR, it would likely begin operating its own system, as numerous commuter lines around the country do
BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced it’s considering firing the company that operates its system under contract, the Boston Herald has reported. The threat comes as the reliability of operations have plummeted amid repeated winter storms and cold weather.
“We have leverage over the MBCR [operator Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad] and we’ll use the upcoming contract to scare them to prove to us that they have credible customer service,” said Richard Davey, MBTA’s general manager. “They’ve got work to do on that.”
The latest meltdown came Monday, when a locomotive failed on an express train between the Newtonville and Newton stations Monday evening. The locomotive suffered a mechanical failure during the morning commute, but the railroad thought it’d been properly fixed. Davey called the fiasco “entirely preventable.”
If the authority fired MBCR, it would likely begin operating its own system, as numerous commuter lines around the country do
Friday, March 4, 2011
NMRA HUB Division - Spring TRAINing Show MARLBOROUGH MA
READ: NMRA HUB Division - Spring TRAINing Show
265 Lakeside Avenue ; Marlborough , Massachusetts
The HUB Division Inc. of the
Northeastern Region, National Model Railroad Association
Presents
2011 Spring TRAINing
At the HOLIDAY INN
Located off Interstate 495, at Route 128 (exit 24A)
Saturday April 2, 2011
10AM to 4PM - ADMISSION - $6.00
10AM to 4PM - ADMISSION - $6.00
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
MBTA #011 at Belmont MA 2/26/11
MBTA's new unit #011 is seen at Belmont MA on the point of an outbound commuter train. Word is #011 has been run along the Fitchburg line a lot this week.
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