Guesses when MBTA reduced service will end?

Submitted by josef_k___ t3_zybz5p in boston

I read somewhere they're at around 27 out of a target 32 number of dispatchers (up from 10 or so at their worst)...I'm gonna take a wild guess and say I'll still be waiting 15mins between Orange line trains during rush hour until...September 2023?

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random12356622 t1_j2546uh wrote

It isn't reduced service, this is the new permanent level of service.

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Jer_Cough t1_j28z2wx wrote

Exactly like every other service these days. We are in the new normal of "eh fuck it" service.

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particular-potatoe t1_j2554g1 wrote

IIRC they also don’t have enough operators either nor the training capacity for more than half a dozen at a time and training lasts a while.

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GM_Pax t1_j24xwa2 wrote

I'm sure there;s more to it than just number of dispatchers.

The MBTA has been deferring critical maintenance for too long. :(

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michael_scarn_21 t1_j25t0ut wrote

Current service is a joke and a disgrace for a city that claims it is world class. I'm going with 2024.

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MajorElevator4407 t1_j28a9n9 wrote

When they shutdown the orange line for another 3 months they will be able to have full service on the other lines.

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