K Cars operate on the North Side Oct. 31, 2009

[jeffdavis13]

What is the station pictured at beginning of video?

Great work

[john79ma]

North Station

[jeffdavis13]

@jeffdavis13

Thanks

[datkidceddy]

which direction was this train headed?

[datkidceddy]

this is such a jaw dropper

[ck4049]

That is extremely rare! Nice footage.

[TNT314159]

Damn! They need to put some K-cars on the north side permanently. When there are events at the garden those trains are packed.

[aboldys]

Thanks for uploading this, John. Terrific to see double-deckers running up here on the North Side. Remind me...How long has it been since doubles were used regularly up here?

[john79ma]

We think 1994 was the last time a K car operated North.

[aboldys]

Wow, it's been fifteen years. That seems like a long time ago. I hope that sometime soon, ridership on the North Side increases to the point where there will be a need to bring the K cars back.

[datkidceddy]

@john79ma i think its much more recent than that

[john79ma]

@datkidceddy Well Double Deckers for sure have not operated North since 1998... From 1994 to 1998 I can't say for sure...

[datkidceddy]

@john79ma and also didnt u post a video from 2005 with a train with 3 double decker cars on the lowell line?

[john79ma]

@datkidceddy Most certainly did, double deckers were tested but not operated in passenger service in recent years.

[MainlineProductions1]

Nice job on this! Looks like the engineer forgot to turn off the red lights at 0:57

[john79ma]

Actually the video is out of order. The move with the marker lights on going forward is the move to BET. Marker lights are normally lit when going from North Station to BET.

[gp40mc]

Awesome vid. How many round trips to Salem with the double deckers were there?

[john79ma]

It made one full round from Boston. On it's second trip out there it operated from Salem to Rockport, then back to Boston.

[gp40mc]

cool.

[sieman700]

awesome i wish the T would run k cars more often on the northside

[RobertPaniagua]

I know, that would be good for you guys, maybe when the Rotem-built cars come, some of these Doublelevels will head north