John <[email protected]> wrote: >On 2/14/2018 18:56, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> By the way: For those who aren't familiar with Boston, that "T" sign >> indicates public transport. Specifically the subway (which is part >> subway trains that run underground and part subway/streetcar hybrid >> that runs underground in the center of the city and above ground >> farther out). I think it technically includes busses and the commuter >> rail system but if you tell anyone in Boston "I'm taking the T" it >> means you'll be traveling by subway. > >I thought the Boston subway was the MTA?
It used to be the MTA many tears ago (long before I lived in Boston). Now it's the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) and it includes busses, subways, commuter rail and ferries. But everyone just calls the subway system "The T". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
