Traffic jam? Driver at the terminus too busy watching TikToks / smoking, hence unable to depart on time?

I'm not talking about the usual crawl between Harvard Square and Central, or the fact that it generally doesn't adhere to any schedule. It seems like a new regression in the past week where it literally comes to a halt several times between each stop?

I don't see any alerts on MBTA site so does that mean it's the new normal?

Does anyone at MBTA care?

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downwardspiralstairs t1_j9woeyg wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:26 AM

Cutbacks. The stick was shortened and the donkey keeps getting the carrot so the engineer has to hop out and put on a new carrot.

soxandpatriots1 t1_j9xakxp wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:45 AM

“Slow zones” on the red line have escalated significantly recently. Don’t know all the details, but guessing it’s related to issues with the tracks themselves.

https://twitter.com/friendchristoph/status/1628026370054922245?s=46&t=XlSuTmJiStPgJ5Aq846MFg

The MBTA has not been very transparent about this. 3rd party trackers and advocates have been making most of the noise about this issue worsening in recent weeks and months.

rip_wallace t1_j9wko9r wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:56 AM

Deteriorating track

Perseverance792 t1_j9x18om wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:14 AM

I think the FTA told the T they've got to fix things: https://www.mbta.com/quality-compliance-oversight/fta-safety-management-inspection-response

and only the Blue Line was spared of slow zones: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/20230224_speed-restrictions_Jan2023.pdf

dankprogrammer t1_j9zrmd9 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:40 PM

that's just how slow the red line is now. it's not gonna get fixed for another 20 years.

ChocolateOtherwise23 t1_ja3by0s wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:19 PM

It’s usually quicker to walk ime