ch1ck3npotpi3 t1_itl8wk3 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Reply to comment by Hribunos in Does the MBTA give you alternative transit options when a line on the T shuts down? by tasharact

Yup. They don't just have spare drivers lounging around the breakroom waiting for shit to happen. They have to pull drivers from their normal routes to run the shuttle, but they can't just kick passengers out midway through the trip on routes like the 1, 28, or 39. The shuttle drivers have to finish their current trips first before diverting to the shuttle. It takes time to get the bus shuttles up and running.

aray25 t1_itlh503 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:01 PM

And even if they did have spare drivers and buses lying around (which as you point out they don't), they can't teleport to wherever they're needed instantly anyway.