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CarniverousApple t1_jbe4mbi wrote

Reply to comment by big_whistler in Does Providence have steam, what are these? by mdurg68

Have you ever taken the commuter rail? Doesn’t stop every 5 seconds

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_jbe5nwv wrote

Eh stops more than it should! We should have express train options to BOS and back.

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CarniverousApple t1_jbe5tx4 wrote

Right! Like building a subway with all the stops and then make the commuter rail an expressway. Or vise versa

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_jbe6qnf wrote

It’s just ridiculous it takes as long as it does to get downtown to downtown. It’s what 40 miles? 45?

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CarniverousApple t1_jbe6vp0 wrote

Yeah I agree. Opening a secondary track would allow you to alternate the stops.

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big_whistler t1_jbeb09u wrote

subways stop more often than commuter rail, so that’s why you would not want a subway instead

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NickRick t1_jbeycrr wrote

and you know that the commuter rail and subway operate differently right?

https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/2022-12-12-subway-map-v37f.pdf

between north station and Malden center there are two commuter rail stops, 6 orange line stops. between south station and brain tree there are 4 commuter rail stops, and 9 red line stops. subways are for shorter distances and have more stops. the commuter rail has 13 stops from providence to south station. a subway would at the minimum have 26 stops, but probably more. with just 26 stops and waiting for a quick 2 minutes per stop that's already almost and hour of waiting without travel time. a subway isn't a good form of transportation over that large a distance.

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PotatosAreDelicious t1_jbg1cco wrote

A subway is just an underground railroad. there are no requirements on the technology to how many stops per mile you have. Subways can also go straighter then above ground routes.

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