> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:24 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Best US City Trains (Was: How Does BART Work?) > > The Boston T is a great system, as is the Boston bus system. I especially > love the little Green line trains that go above ground and look like light > rail cars. So retro! NYC subway pretty much rules as far as the US goes.
Well... so orginal. Remember - the Green line trolly was North America's first subway system. ;^) It was a originally completely an above ground trolly system that got "buried" in the city. A lot of the "kinki" (the name of the Japanese manufacturing company) cars have been around for many decades. We've just gotten a bunch of new cars - the "Bredas" which have much better access (no steps for entry) and information systems - but it's hit or miss if you'll get on one. They're doing a LOT of work over the next few years. North Station (the main elevated Green Line stop by the Fleet Center) is getting completely buried - they're calling it the "North Superstation" (silly name). Charles/MGH (one of my favorite stops) is also getting completely redone. The original station (at the Boston foot of the Longfellow bridge) was always a weird, wonderful eyesore... the new station is going to be a giant glass monstrosity. However it WILL be the first time in the system's history that the stop closest to Mass General is actually handicapped accessible. (I had gout last year - yes, gout - and had to go into Mass General. This meant four flights of steps at Charles... so, very, very painful!) Sorry for rambling. I'm really excited about a lot of these changes - we're getting to the point where the Big Dig is actually started to look like it might get finished (if they can plug the leaks in the tunnels). With the Big Dig out of the way and North Station buried it opens up something like 5 acres of new (mostly parkland) right down the middle of downtown. > Anyone ever take the Amtrak train between Boston and DC? There was a point > where it was actually cheaper to fly the shuttle (Trump or United) than to > take the train. I wish we had a better train system. No kidding. I had to go to DC not to long ago and thought I might save some money taking the train. Acela was something like $300 for a 8 hour ride! The air shuttle was $120 and it had hourly 50 minute flights with an open ticket! Sheesh. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149803 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
