Legal-Replacement983
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz6nltp wrote
Reply to comment by fakeuser888 in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
Okay lol
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz6nkq8 wrote
Reply to comment by SabersSoberMom in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
I believe there should be a rail line that goes through the valley next to the Connecticut River and then align from Springfield into Amherst at UMass Amherst, and then continuing on to Worcester Framingham and Boston. There should be another extension eventually to Albany via Pittsfield as well. The reason that you don't see these lines here is because it was hard to make something like that with the measurement tool in Google Earth lol
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz6n98y wrote
Reply to comment by Sail-Painter in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
It is intended for all of those types of people and more. It's based on the philosophy that if there are roads going to places, there can be rails that go there too, and no matter where you're going you shouldn't need an automobile. I don't know what the cost would be but I do know it would be a lot.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz6n2cz wrote
Reply to comment by Dizzy_De_De in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
Absolutely! I believe it is much more important. But, I wanted to show off something that I thought would be cool that I haven't seen proposed by anybody yet.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz6mwl9 wrote
Reply to comment by fncw in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
I actually made it go through there lol
Too bad we don't still have that line because we need commuter rail to New Hampshire fr.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz6mhkz wrote
Reply to comment by Coneskater in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
I'm imagining because then you can get to Boston or Providence with the commuter rail or amtrak?
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz2tujb wrote
Reply to comment by dante50 in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
Wait isn't that line going to new bedford?
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz2tqfm wrote
Reply to comment by dell828 in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
In the long term trans have much cheaper maintenance than buses. But also, this is designed to allow people to travel farther distances if they wanted to.
Also, reliable buses usually only exist on relatively short paths that are within their own city, not intercity trips like this even if they are relatively close to each other.
But I suppose it would be possible. Still not as exciting though, and something being exciting is more important than it sounds because exciting news hypes up local economies.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz2t57i wrote
Reply to comment by scotchplaid87 in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
Why not?
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz2qhfy wrote
Reply to comment by moxie-maniac in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
>I can’t see people taking a train from Gloucester to Newburyport
May I ask why?
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz2nzoo wrote
Reply to comment by modernhomeowner in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
There is a little bit of existing rail but it's mostly an ideal path.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iz2nv7r wrote
Reply to comment by potus1001 in Thoughts on this circumnavigatory commuter rail line I created? by Legal-Replacement983
I literally just made it lol... But if we estimate by multiplying me amount of miles by 1.5 based on my experience riding the Lowell line to visit UMass Lowell I'm guessing the end-to-end time would be somewhere around 290 minutes, maybe 280 because this line would probably be electrified and be more efficient.
All in all, you could expect somewhere around 4 to 5 hours to get around the whole thing, but it's not meant to take people all the way from Brockton to Gloucester; it's meant to carry people short distances that require stupidly long journeys into Boston and out of Boston again, such as Fitchburg to Worcester, or Foxboro to Brockton.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybl55c wrote
Reply to comment by PapaJack2008 in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
Yeah lol
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybl3xu wrote
Reply to comment by Stronkowski in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
Damn... Do you find that there are any disadvantages to living in Malden as opposed to Somerville?
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybkzml wrote
Reply to comment by Old_Travel8423 in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
I suppose not needing to have a car, or having to rely on one much less would definitely help with the household economics. Thoughts?
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iybfpzh wrote
Reply to comment by bobby_j_canada in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
I agree. Personally I'm excited for the GLX, but the housing affordability crisis is insane.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iy9djuk wrote
Reply to comment by PikantnySos in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
Lmao I hate that city.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iy9dain wrote
Reply to comment by bbc733 in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
It's both a good thing and a bad thing and overall I'm excited about it, but I think the gentrification part is a bad side effect because it drives away the people that already live there.
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iy9d4m7 wrote
Reply to comment by Own-Suit5786 in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
Wilmington Delaware is very affordable and has decent Transit lol
Legal-Replacement983 OP t1_iy9cy62 wrote
Reply to comment by yacht_boy in How many of you are worried about gentrification? by Legal-Replacement983
Lol I know how to spell it but I use the microphone on my phone to type so sometimes it doesn't come out right and I don't correct it lol
I'm from Revere btw
Legal-Replacement983 t1_iy23zep wrote
Reply to First time in Boston by boombox4311
Do not take the silver line when you come out of the airport if it's during rush hour. Take the blue line instead.
Legal-Replacement983 t1_j7ek10l wrote
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