Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Passengers will be bussed between North Station and Anderson/Woburn on the Lowell line.
Commuter rail passengers on the Lowell line will see service adjustments this weekend as rehabilitation work takes place on the Cross Street Bridge in Somerville. According to the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company, bussing will be required for inbound and outbound passengers between Anderson/Woburn and North Station on Saturday and Sunday. MBCR said inbound passengers from Lowell, North Billerica, Wilmington and Anderson/Woburn will be bussed to North Station from Anderson/Woburn. Passengers headed inbound to Winchester Center, Wedgemere and West Medford will be transported by train while MBCR said inbound passengers from those stations will be bussed from West Medford to North Station. The busses will leave from West Medford at …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The MBTA is looking far and wide for a company to run its commuter rail service.
Before the MBTA shells out billions on a new long-term, commuter rail service contract, it’s first spending nearly $3 million on an international search to attract the best applicants, according to the Boston Herald. The T is looking for a company to run its commuter rail service operations over the next five to possibly 30 years, as its current, roughly $250 million-per-year contract with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. (MBCR) expires June 2013. MBCR plans to bid aggressively for the new deal, according to the Huffington Post. The company, which has been in place since 2003, has received some criticism during its tenure, primarily for weather-related delays. However, MBCR officials defended their record in January. Half of the…
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Big changes could be coming to the MBTA. Patch breaks down the impact to you, the rider and wants to hear what Medford has to say about potential changes.
The MBTA recently released this document detailing a plan for potential fare increases and service reductions for the entire MBTA transit system. The biggest change for Medford comes if the second of the two proposed “scenarios” passes. Scenario two would impact the bus lines in Medford quite dramatically. The 355 Express Bus would be eliminated for weekday services as well as completely removing the 95 and 96 buses from service. The 101 and 94 would be sparred completely from a reform. There are also a host of buses going out of Wellington Station that will be affected, although the above mentioned are the only ones that travel through Medford. (Jump to page 24 of 74 in the MBTA's official document to see all the affected bus routes). …
Nancy Jean Miller
3:17 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012
The proposed MBTA cuts will strangle the metropolitan area if implemented! Most of the proposed cuts to bus, commuter rail and rapid transit service will make it difficult and, in some cases, impossible, for most people to get to work or to work much needed overtime (commuter rail to close at 10 PM and cease to run entirely on weekends). The state's economy itself will suffer when the vast … more ›