Boston subway, departing train

Harvard station. Metro Bits http://mic-ro.com/metro/

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[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 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.

[videonut33]

bECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE GOOD USE FOR THEM!!!

[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..

[Hoffelangelo2010]

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

[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.

[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...

[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

[StylistecS]

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

[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

[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