jungwildeandfree said: that’s the ghost of Charlie

thisqueerchipmunk said: Finally, it’s theoretically possible that Boston is actually having rolling brown-outs today to try to manage strain on the electrical grid. I’m in the Western part of the state, and not monitoring the specifics of how Boston’s doing in this heat wave, but a LOT of people have been running their ACs, and especially if you were trying to transit during Peak energy hours (roughly noon to 5 pm), that could have come into play

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zipperkiller said: @pint-o-beans that makes sense, it was the green line, the orange line and the Fitchburg commuter that all seemed to lose power at one point or another. It may have just been the orange coasting for a bit cause iirc the lights stayed up, but the air circulation blowers and motors cut out for a bit. On the commuter it lights and motor went out for a few minutes at a stop and I heard the attendant complain that something had happened again. The green line shut down when when I got on at Union

thisqueerchipmunk said: Also, if there is a track fire or other issue up ahead, a train may be stopped in a convenient (for the train, not the passengers) location until the blockage clears. This is very common in Boston and NYC.

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thisqueerchipmunk said: The short answer: Boston transit is old and poorly maintained (like most transit in the US) and it wasn’t built for the heat. The longer answer: The heat causes a variety of problems for older subway/transit lines. Among them include an increased risk of track fires and an increased risk of the tracks essentially melting or buckling under the friction of train wheels. To manage this, trains move more slowly and build in bigger wait times

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pint-o-beans said: many commuter rail lines are shared, both with other commuter rails and freight traffic, which could explain stops there

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That’s fair, I’m enjoying the train rides nonetheless even if some of these cars look older than me

pint-o-beans said: I don’t have a great answer for you partially bc there’s many reasons and some are line dependent. it happens the most on the green line, the restarting bc of the old rolling stock and stopping due to traffic with trunk merging and things sometimes with the trollies that end at government center. usually red-orange-blue stop due to schedule adjustment or delay, especially during peak hours, but also not unheard of to restart due to an issue