funny departure board at n sta when there are no cr trains coming in and only the downeaster due to work
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finally got to ride the bebs! interior is completely normal except for the left door and screens (which meant the usual red dot-matrix announcement screen was completely inactive)
Trains fall apart, the Red Line cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/trains-fall-apart-red-line-cannot-hold-mere-anarchy-loosed-upon-world
#Introduction
Howdy, I'm #Knizer - the janitor here at #TootBoston, my tiny #hometown flavored mastodon instance. I live in #SomervilleMA & generally try to boost/promote #Boston #NewEngland #MAPoli #MBTA area events, news, and #a11y tagged photos.
Its smart to build #community - get to know your #neighbors & how your local #politics machine runs!
I encompass multitudes, and also share the #art, #music, & #books that speak to me.
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Porter Square escalators are all broken again. 😫
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/metro/foxboro-world-cup-mbta-commuter-rail/ Anybody know how to make any sort of complaint or advocate that the AG do something? I don’t particularly blame the construction company here but if we’re going to spent public money to give Robert Kraft and FIFA a nice fat subsidy by way of some nice new infrastructure I want to spend as little as possible helping them get just a little richer and would prefer the law was followed. #mapoli #mbta #massachusetts #fifa2026
My first ever little web app is live!
Trackmbta.app is a web app that can be "installed" on mobile devices. Like its name, it tracks MBTA trains so you can be smarter for your trips!
Features are:
- Live count down
- Live location of trains on the map (just in case you're curious where that damn train is that you're waiting forever...)
- Save your favorite stations locally for quick access
This web app cuts all the bullshit:
- No permission asked
- No data collected from you
If you are a red line commuter and see a ✨ on the app, you probably already know what it means! Those shiny new trains!
#mbta #boston #commute #webdev #dev #transit #devlog
Try it and let me know what you think!
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Lunks hauling junk arrested after trying to ditch the junk along #MBTA tracks in #Somerville, only to get stuck in the gravel, police say
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/lunks-hauling-junk-arrested-after-trying-ditch-junk-along-mbta-tracks
#crime
The #MBTA has about 55 weeks to finish design, permitting, and construction for new platforms in Foxboro in time for the #WorldCup. Think they can do it?
2026 World Cup Puts Foxboro Station Upgrades on the Fast Track - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/22/2026-world-cup-puts-foxboro-station-upgrades-on-the-fast-track
A road project will shut down half the #MBTA Orange Line for 9 days, starting Friday.
The silver lining: the project will build new crosswalks, protected bike paths, and more bus lanes to improve access between E. Somerville and Sullivan Square.
Privatized #Boston rail: “We don’t want to #strike, but we will when we are legally able to” - new cleaners pay so low, eligible for #FoodStamps and #Section8
https://www.twu.org/battle-in-boston/
#privatization #neoliberalism #strikes #poverty #TWU #MBTA #Keolis #SNAP #welfare #MiddleClass #PublicTransport #NMB #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar
This doesn’t sound good at all. Can @jaloisi provide some analysis? #mbta #mapoli
“The T’s board of directors unanimously approved a five-year capital budget that provides only about 16 percent of the new funding requested by the agency’s staff, according to previous T presentations.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/27/metro/t-general-manager-phillip-eng-hires-four-new-execs/
Finally got to visit the Pawtucket/Central Falls Transit Center, which opened on January 23, 2023! It is served by MBTA Commuter Rail and RIPTA service! 🚆🚌⚓️ #RhodeIsland #Northeast #transit #NewEngland #MBTA #RIPTA
