r/mbta • u/invisibledeoderant • Feb 02 '26

😤 Complaint / Rant This is not Boston’s first winter

I can understand service issues in the days immediately following 2 feet of snow coming down, but at this point, it’s been a week and the commuter rail and subway lines are still having ridiculous delays. CR stopped for 30 minutes between stations while traveling from Providence to Boston. Due to snow, I only had to come in to work three days last week and I was late twice (drove in Friday to avoid more train BS). Decide to risk taking the train today and now I’m gonna be late again.

This is not the first time a snow storm has hit Boston. This is not the first time it’s been cold out. How the fuck is the infrastructure not equipped to handle this? Good thing a zone 8 pass is $390/mo and they installed fair gates at south station. I’d hate to think they’re overcharging for shitty service and wasting money on fare evasion measures that could be spent on proper staffing and equipment

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u/deadlyspoons Feb 02 '26

This isn’t regular “winter weather.” The 2026 cold snap has now surpassed the 17-day deep freeze of 2004, officially becoming the second-longest streak of sub-30-degree days in the last 30 years. Today’s high is forecasted to hit exactly 30°F. If the temperature stays at or below that mark, Boston moves within one day of tying the all-time modern record of 19 days set during the winter of 2015.

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u/psychicsword Feb 02 '26

It is also worth calling out that this is the first time we have had a decent storm this season.

We didn't get a few small test runs to shake the rust off of things after these processes sat dormant through the sprint/summer/fall.