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  1. The new South Station Transportation Center is nearing the finish line 😍

    #boston #sstc #southstation #transit #amtrak #mbta

  2. @antijingoist Yes, one should be able to purchase a charlie card at most subway stations including #SouthStation at the newer fare vending machines - a card is dispensed with fare purchase.

    If you're new to #Boston, welcome!
    mbta.com/fares/charliecard

  3. I do not know why, but #Boston #SouthStation reminds me of the #SBB #CFF #FFS station of #Winterthur, #Switzerland. Or is my memory completely wrong?

    Winterthur Architects Jung und Bridler (1896); J.F. Wanner, Beckh (1860)

    Boston South Station: Architects Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston, 1899.
    So definitively the exact same era.

    20 - 30 Mbit/s on #Amtrak WiFi in the #Acela #AcelaExpress. Not that bad.

  4. Some trains on the Fairmount, Franklin, Greenbush, Kingston and Middleboro/Lakeville lines canceled today due to "crew availability issues." A couple of trains on the Needham and Worcester lines delayed because of same

    universalhub.com/2024/special-

    #MBTA #SouthStation

  5. Food for thought:

    Why not build the long sought rail connection between Boston’s South and North Stations — finally connecting Amtrak’s east coast passenger rail service between Florida and Maine — not through downtown Boston, but through Logan Airport?

    Hear me out:

    Building the Ted Williams Tunnel (Mass Pike/I-90 extension) consisted of lowering prefab tunnel sections to the bottom of Boston Harbor. The Central Artery/I-93 depression (Tip O’Neill Tunnel) required constructing a tunnel in-place after massive utility relocation and while supporting existing infrastructure above — far more complex, far more expensive.

    A direct South/North Station connection downtown follows the Central Artery method. Connecting the link through Logan Airport would involve harbor tunnels.

    It’s a longer connection, sure, but it may prove less expensive. And Logan Airport could use a direct rail connection.

    #Boston #Amtrak #SouthStation #NorthStation #BostonRailLink #LoganAirport #CivilEngineering