Note: This video was recorded before the B Branch redevelopment, when the MBTA consolidated BU West and St. Paul Street into a brand new station called Amory Street, as well as Pleasant Street and the old Babcock Street being closed and consolidated into a newer Babcock Street. The new stations greatly improve traffic flow on the roads and capacity on the Green Line. That makes this recording extremely rare, because there are 3 stations in this video with Type 9 announcements that are now closed (St. Paul Street, Pleasant Street, BU West). A great visualization of what I'm talking about can be found on this geographically accurate track PDF I found here. www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/Boston_MBTA_TrackMap.pdf
it's not quite the same without the smell, earsplitting noise, and existential dread from being nobody in a town that doesn't care. but now i can pretend like i'm taking 40 minutes to get to chorus rehearsal from the comfort of my own house! :)
Awesome job on the amazing new Green line trains. Even though I had to play w/ the volume function to get the sound on again it's still a very cool video to watch. Of course, this sure brings back fond memories of my fun Springboard Sports Club activities (i.e. B.C. Eagles/UNH hockey game in early JAN '13) and/or SOMA basketball events (i.e. Our Red team's season-ending win over the Blue team in mid-MAR '19). Ditto for my CHAI program glory days @ Dexter PK in Brookline. Beth Budner, Auburndale, MA.
How things have changed on the Green Line since I went to BC from 1976-1980! I usually visit Boston every year or so and notice the new rolling stock on the T. But this trolley is brand new. Never saw a CAF Type 9 LRV in 2019, the last time I was in Boston (before the pandemic)
If you are looking for a European counterparts of this you might be looking at Frankfurt Am Main U-Bahn and Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn. These were built as Tramway Subway lines
Awesome job finally bringing in more new Green line train. Hopefully, they can do more of the same w/ the new Red line trains (i.e. My future NEY Adult bowling league sessions @ Boston Bowl in Dorchester). Beth Budner, Auburndale, MA.
They're okay, but hideous on the outside. Type 8s are nicer. Type 7s are nicer still and in my opinion the nicest trolleys Boston's ever had. At least they're not an abomination like the old PCCs or an affliction like Boeing LRVs. 👍 Just thinking about the Type 7s and watching you pass Washington Street Brighton bring back fond memories. 🥰
As someone who's from Jersey City, New Jersey and has never been to Boston, it really sounds weird to hear a female's voice on the light rail, or any of it's vehicles except for the commuter rail. Great video!
Railfan CFH: On SEPTA Rail Transit you'll always hear a female voice announcing the station stops and the details of each station they approach. This is in Philadelphia.
This Tram has TOO MANY stops e route. Seems more practical to have a bus on this route as the tram cannot pick up any speed on the line. Living in Cologne , our entire train system is with trams and stations are much more spread out for efficiency. Nice Rolling Stock though
It's because certain branches of the Green Line have street-running portions. The trains operate like light rail for most of the route but there are portions where they operate like streetcars.
Green line has portions where it’s in a street (example commonwealth avenue in Brighton) but there’s also the added thing of sometimes these trains skip stops when the car is too crowded. It’s sometimes needed.
It would be great if the MBTA could afford to elevate this line from BU East to Babcock Street in the same way that they elevated the E Line from Lechmere to Medford/Tufts. Doing so would greatly reduce the amount of time spent waiting on traffic lights, and it would also eliminate the potential for collisions with vehicles and pedestrians on Comm. Ave.
They could also give the line traffic signal preemption…make lights red for cars while the train moves through the intersection, and make all the stations far side. Would be loads cheaper and accomplish the same result.
Note: This video was recorded before the B Branch redevelopment, when the MBTA consolidated BU West and St. Paul Street into a brand new station called Amory Street, as well as Pleasant Street and the old Babcock Street being closed and consolidated into a newer Babcock Street. The new stations greatly improve traffic flow on the roads and capacity on the Green Line.
That makes this recording extremely rare, because there are 3 stations in this video with Type 9 announcements that are now closed (St. Paul Street, Pleasant Street, BU West).
A great visualization of what I'm talking about can be found on this geographically accurate track PDF I found here. www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/Boston_MBTA_TrackMap.pdf
THIS MAP IS SO GOOD!
Just one question tho if the A Watertown branch reopened where would it be?
Type 8
and type 9
it's not quite the same without the smell, earsplitting noise, and existential dread from being nobody in a town that doesn't care. but now i can pretend like i'm taking 40 minutes to get to chorus rehearsal from the comfort of my own house! :)
I wish Frank Oglesby did the voice announcements for the new cars.
I never went to Boston before. I want to go there
Awesome job on the amazing new Green line trains.
Even though I had to play w/ the volume function to get the sound on again it's still a very cool video to watch. Of course, this sure brings back fond memories of my fun Springboard Sports Club activities (i.e. B.C. Eagles/UNH hockey game in early JAN '13) and/or SOMA basketball events (i.e. Our Red team's season-ending win over the Blue team in mid-MAR '19).
Ditto for my CHAI program glory days @ Dexter PK in Brookline.
Beth Budner, Auburndale, MA.
My top fav Boston line. Then the Red Line
Streetscape looks like the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. I lot of beautiful apartment complexes lining the street.
How things have changed on the Green Line since I went to BC from 1976-1980! I usually visit Boston every year or so and notice the new rolling stock on the T. But this trolley is brand new. Never saw a CAF Type 9 LRV in 2019, the last time I was in Boston (before the pandemic)
If you are looking for a European counterparts of this you might be looking at Frankfurt Am Main U-Bahn and Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn. These were built as Tramway Subway lines
It’s sound like blue line the ding ding
Why the trains sound like the MTA r142a
Awesome job finally bringing in more new Green line train.
Hopefully, they can do more of the same w/ the new Red line trains (i.e. My future NEY Adult bowling league sessions @ Boston Bowl in Dorchester).
Beth Budner, Auburndale, MA.
They're okay, but hideous on the outside. Type 8s are nicer. Type 7s are nicer still and in my opinion the nicest trolleys Boston's ever had. At least they're not an abomination like the old PCCs or an affliction like Boeing LRVs. 👍
Just thinking about the Type 7s and watching you pass Washington Street Brighton bring back fond memories. 🥰
Damn. MBTA is going all out.
i like the part where the videographer pointed the camera straight center to see the other ahead cars swivel and train moved.
Frank Oglesby's not doing the automated announcements anymore?
He retired
As someone who's from Jersey City, New Jersey and has never been to Boston, it really sounds weird to hear a female's voice on the light rail, or any of it's vehicles except for the commuter rail. Great video!
Railfan CFH: On SEPTA Rail Transit you'll always hear a female voice announcing the station stops and the details of each station they approach. This is in Philadelphia.
@@albertcarello619 I think they’re referring that mbta subway uses a male voice for station and train announcements
new bike lanes are now broader than ever here, as if chunkily San Diego, i.e., at least twice the breadth of those rinky-dink limeways recorded here
Just rode one to Chestnut Hill!
It's nice and all but what is the point of taking this street car/subway when it drives so slow?
Driving in Boston is usually slower than taking the T. What the streetcar loses above ground, it gains back underground.
It's really not the same without Frank Oglesby's voice...
This Tram has TOO MANY stops e route. Seems more practical to have a bus on this route as the tram cannot pick up any speed on the line. Living in Cologne , our entire train system is with trams and stations are much more spread out for efficiency. Nice Rolling Stock though
The line used to have even more stops back in the day!
Its slow because the mbta is slacking track work tho
Yall have the red request stop buttons on the train, how weird
have to standout from the grips
VTA and SF also have stop request on a train. It’s not unheard of.
It's because certain branches of the Green Line have street-running portions. The trains operate like light rail for most of the route but there are portions where they operate like streetcars.
Green line has portions where it’s in a street (example commonwealth avenue in Brighton) but there’s also the added thing of sometimes these trains skip stops when the car is too crowded. It’s sometimes needed.
Train is clean, colors are nice, communication is great. Streets are clean . Train stops ever 100 yards. Was this in November?
when did the t get a new voice?
it was only for these trains (type 9) the other trains still use frank oglesby, including the new orange an soon to be the new red like cars
id love to ride the new type 9!
Me too! After I'm vaccinated I'mma ride it all day!
It would be great if the MBTA could afford to elevate this line from BU East to Babcock Street in the same way that they elevated the E Line from Lechmere to Medford/Tufts. Doing so would greatly reduce the amount of time spent waiting on traffic lights, and it would also eliminate the potential for collisions with vehicles and pedestrians on Comm. Ave.
They could also give the line traffic signal preemption…make lights red for cars while the train moves through the intersection, and make all the stations far side. Would be loads cheaper and accomplish the same result.
@@YoLikeRyder Except it wouldn't eliminate the possibility of a collision with a car that runs a red light.
Who’s the announcer? She sounds good.
Nice Work!!!!
Thank you!
HOW ABOUT A VIEW OF THE INSIDE OF THE TRAIN??? WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS VIDEO???
To entertain people like me :)
TRAM
trolley.
@@bostonrailfan2427 he from Hong Kong I think
Still slow as hell
What a POS. Give me the old Boing LRV's (if I have to). Rather an PCC any day......
the irony is priceless: those LRVs were the biggest POSs ever bought to the point that the company was sued by the T for their crappy cars.