Flip side of this: as an Ashmont rider there was nothing more frustrating that hitting back to back Braintree trains and then the next Ashmont train is full. Which (pre-Covid) happened all the time at peak hours.

Even if you managed to get on it was miserable, packed until the end of the line.

But why run both back to back? I always assumed there was some ridership data to back up running 2 Braintree 1 Ashmont - but if they have they same number of trains in service why wouldn’t you just alternate?

Not every twelve hour job can be done in two six hour stints.

Last bill was $340 and change. 3 BR single family house, ~1800 sq feet.

Feels like you're underestimating NIMBYs here...

Infrastructure is typically 30 years

It was 8 years ago for me now so I don't have very recent intel, but same.

Technically I had PRK done, not LASIK.

It was good 15 years ago.

When the Orange Line shutdown was proposed, I argued on here that it was a horrible idea. Washington DC WMATA started using the approach after 2009 and instead of quickly fixing things, it mean riders had to face closures while maintenance still dragged on for a decade. They also recently announced that in the summer they are closing a subway section that was just closed 2 years ago.

I also argued that in reality, its a labor cost saving. While they present it as 30 days of 24/7 work, it basically ends up being that they shift construction to between 8am and 4pm, instead of paying inflated evening or overnight labor rates. They also dont hire more people. Contrast that to Japan where a closure means 1,000 staff go HAM on the line 24/7 so its open for Monday morning.

I hate that I was right.

its not a nonsense smokescreen actually its getting at the heart of the problem here. my company disposes of hazardous material, if i pulled a BPD and just dumped it in some guys backyard giving that entire family various diseases then i would not expect the tax payers to cover for me. luckily for new england residents hazardous materials have tons of regulations and oversight, unlike the police.

Lol I can’t tell if you’re serious

Perhaps an even more relevant example, Cambridge has already buried most of their power lines.

I don’t have gas anymore but last winter February was my most expensive, used 11 therms and paid $27.07

https://bankerandtradesman.com/baker-seeks-order-for-battery-electrification-of-commuter-trains/

Nonsense smoke screen aside just answer the question. if your employer was sued would you be ok with the settlement money to come out of your pension/401K?

I came here to say this. It took 35 minutes to get from North Quincy to Broadway yesterday. I commute from Quincy Center to Downtown but that small stretch is ridiculous right now.

Not in terms of commuter rail electrification, he did cancel the procurement of diesel multiple units in 2015

And you think nothing was buried in Germany when they did it there?

Edit: just to clarify. The government has a pretty damn good idea what’s buried where here. Hence calling them before you dig. They can tell what’s there. Germany didn’t even know. Plans were gone after WW2, if they even existed from before. And there were bombs from the war everywhere as well. They still got it done.

if you get the job work six months and keep looking for another job. There are no pay raises.

Thought that was a dumb waiter

A family friend of ours recently had to bury about 300 feet of power lines on their business' property and it cost 350k.

The real kick in the pants is that the power company offered to bury all of the lines on the property (probably half a mile or more) 15 years ago for 150k, but our friend's business wasn't able to afford it at the time.

You can do it for free if you go to the students but it will take a lot longer

Can they not do repairs during the night? Noise at night is less important than the ramifications from this.

That's not the issue, it's the other shit that's buried.

Massachusetts has a similar population density to Germany. Every tiny village in Germany has their power lines underground. Nothing to “fucking lol” about. It’s doable.

"Just" is doing some mighty heavy lifting there