Boston subway, departing train

[Hoffelangelo2010]

Btw, is the destination of the train "Braintree"? LOL

[glitch4465]

Braintree-thats in Essex!

[TheMissingOne94]

How old is this train? surely more than 40 years...

[21ricky666]

thats back when they ran double sets on sundays haha

[dfysu]

i was at that station a coupple of days a go and i lost a dollar in quateres over the side of the tracks

[WmataRailFan]

um if you want to see a real metro not a fake one search washington dc metro (wmata)

[RobertPaniagua]

I know, WMATA is better even though this is my hometown system, and the Red Line here is my primary line getting to/from Work. That train is headed for Alewife (the most modern part of the Red Line, was buils at around the same time METRO Washington was taking shape

[vasutas16]

Yes! If you want to see a nice metro you must see moscow and Budapest metro.

The Boston's metro is not metro. The Boston's metro is a horrible.

[aggrostylez93]

omg this is horible if you want to see nice metro you must see saint petersburg and moscow metro

[Dudtz]

Horrible?

Russia is lossing trolley/tram systemms,prehaps more important things.

[razorblade1995]

Wow, how old is that thing? It looks ancient.

[iamrandy4life]

i once went on the braintree by accident and got stranded. had to go to jfk/umass and get to asmont

[bwhugul]

And as there are a fair amount of open air sections, perhaps individual door-opening buttons might be useful so it doesn't needlessly let the heat out every time there is a station - on many European metros (especially German ones), the doors are opened by passengers. They are only opened when passengers need to go through them!

Also, a lot of people quite like trains with door-opening buttons I think.

[micro444]

Precious seconds are wasted if people have to push buttons before the doors open. So a mixed mode might be the best - doors open by themselves in underground stations and manually above ground. They also might close by themselves after a few seconds when nobody passes through, like those of the Munich S-Bahn.

[bwhugul]

I see - that's what must happen with the new trains on the Blue Line. There is no denying that there are push-buttons alongside the doors, but they seem to open by themselves underground or at busy stations (seen on other videos).

The London Underground tried this on the Central Line when the 1992 stock was delivered, but there was not enough emphasis to passengers that they had to press the buttons if they were getting off at a suburban stop! So they pulled the emergency handle in panic!

[bwhugul]

I think American subway authorities (especially New York) need to take a look at Europe.

New York Subway is too bland and utilitarian!

Do they realise that too much grey and silver doesn't make it appealing!

Most European metros have quite a lot of colour. I know that New York has a lot of new trains but they are too colourless.

[micro444]

I prefer trains with stainless steel bodies. They look more authentic and substantial than the painted or colored-plastic trains.

[bwhugul]

Do Americans generally prefer this? If they really did, maybe they would have been willing to use their cars less in favour of the subway - until the credit crunch forced many to switch to public transit.

[micro444]

I don't know if Americans generally prefer this, I'm European.

[segamanxero]

@bwhugul I take the MBTA's trains frequently (the redline, which is pictured here and the greenline), I personally don't mind if the trains run on time. Frequently the stuff happens on the MBTA where there are delays in service (disabled trains/signal problems/emergencies), which is more frequent then I would like it to happen. I guess though, if you work in the city as I do, taking the train beats finding expensive parking and stuff... just wish our system was a little more reliable...

[ToeMas123]

I think we especially need to take a look at Asia. Subways are unappealing to many Americans, because they are usually dirty and hot. I've seen some of the nicest subways when I've been to Asia. I haven't really been on Subways in Europe, but I hear that they can be dirty too. I've been on the London Underground, and that was a very good system. It seemed cleaner and better-kept than the one in New York.

[StylistecS]

NO that's the older subways. The Metro in Washington is not dirty nor hot.

[WowOmgStudios]

@bwhugul

The sounds of the newer ones are someone more customer-attractive than others

mainly the R142, R142A, r160 & R160B. The classic R36 redbird has been known to NYC for many years.

[mrpower328]

Why are the trains so old. They look like they are from the 60's. The people of Boston new to complain.

[uneedz]

Boston has new trains and trolleys and buses. Since I left 5 or 6 years ago.

[mrpower328]

So this must be an old video.

[uneedz]

Might b, but they will continue to use the old ones until they can't work anymore.

[bwhugul]

At least they still accelerate fast!

[pal2011]

The train looks sooo ancient!

[mbta111]

Very Cool i love It.

[adelgado75]

In NYC the majority of the trains are new. I miss not bein able to look out the window of the first car.

[xokatelynxo14]

I used to live in Boston. My mum wouldn't let me take the T (underground's called the T in Boston) because of all the dodgy people, and because they were so dirty.

[hanserblich]

it's a subway, not a train!

[Smilingxcat]

It's the T, not the subway.

[adewolf]

I grew up in Boston from 1959-1975. The stations were really dirty and the trains had not been replaced since the 1950's. Also the Red Line ended at Hahvahd...(Harvard) in those days. Now I am in San Diego California and I miss being able to take the subway..

[alx2925]

What station is this?

[micro444]

Harvard station.

[boltar2003]

Why do most american subway trains all look like they were designed in the 1940s?

[videonut33]

bECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE GOOD USE FOR THEM!!!