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FAYCSB t1_ituyx7l wrote

Reply to comment by ToadScoper in Remember when RI spent millions on an MBTA station with no transit-oriented development or ridership base? by ToadScoper

I used the WJ station for about a year. The train doesn’t seem to run enough to make it worth it to go into Providence for work on a daily basis, and two hours on a train to get to Boston (plus whatever the drive time to get to the station) is a bit much for a Rhode Islander to do every day.

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JasonDJ t1_itx4ucw wrote

A friend of mine took TF Green to Backbay every day for a job. Made it sound like a not big deal, convinced me to get a job in Boston

I rode from S Attleboro to South Station, and then red line to Kendall, for about a year before I started to drive it instead. And then I started working from home.

I cannot go back to that commute. The train isn’t so bad…it’s idle time which I don’t seem to get a lot of these days, and could really use more of. But the schedule sucks, and driving into Cambridge is just so damn draining.

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FAYCSB t1_itxasf1 wrote

I’m in Cumberland now. The switch from Wickford to Attleboro/South was great. An hour seems like so much better than 2+. But after working from home for two and a half years the thought of having to go back to commuting regularly is…not great.

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Rhodysurf t1_itxcx9p wrote

My wife did it for a year. It’s a fucking slog to do every single day

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