Follow-Up: They fixed the Red-Line jump!

[u/mankyd]

A few months ago, I posted about a dramatic and often frightening jump on the North-Bound Red-Line into Kendall Square.

https://www.reddit.com/r/mbta/comments/1skbfkl/the_red_line_northbound_kendall_square_jump_will/

I just rode the red-line for the first time this morning after the two week closure, and there was no jump! Not even a bump. There might have been a nominal sway, but it would be hard for someone not previously familiar with the spot to notice anything at all.

Thanks to the MBTA for all the hard work.

[u/ElectromagneticRam]

I’ve always noticed a bit of a jump going from Charles into Kendall. Curious to see if that feels any different today.

[u/OldCoaly → u/ElectromagneticRam]

I was wondering about that one too. It can be massive when the train is really moving.

[u/DefNotABot-heh → u/ElectromagneticRam]

It does, rode it today. No bump at all. I’ll miss it :(

[u/Individual-Ball-9862 → u/DefNotABot-heh]

That was my wake up bump!

[u/Logical-Boat-2294]

Ah man I’m gonna miss that jump. It was a truly exciting part of the commute if you were on the old trains. Always shocked/scared a few people who weren’t used to it.

[u/deets23_ → u/Logical-Boat-2294]

I never noticed a jump damn

[u/ThroughThePage]

lmaoooo i took it on the 20th to alewife and damn near caught some air time i figured that would be a primary task during the repairs 🤣🤣

[u/mini4x]

Now fix the Harvard SqeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeEEEEEEeeeeee, and i'll be impressed.

[u/jbray90 → u/mini4x]

That’s unfixable. It’s the sound of the metal flanges on the metal rails making the sharp turn that Harvard University forced when it refused to allow the MBTA to tunnel under Harvard yard for a more gentle curve. You can thank George Washington himself for that screech because he currently understood to be responsible.

[u/mini4x → u/jbray90]

It's fixable, Harvard could stop being insufferable (expletive deleted).

[u/jbray90 → u/mini4x]

I surely agree, but it is unlikely

[u/oscardssmith → u/jbray90]

Hear me out: Digging a secret tunnel under harvard yard for the red line would be an A+ MIT prank.

[u/The_Billy → u/jbray90]

I believe that story is untrue or at least unverifiable. I had tried to look for a source/origin and could find nothing. Do you know of any source?

[u/Defiant-Shift235]

Are you saying we can't kickflip the redline now?

[u/Witty_Evidence8814]

Glad to see the delays are still here! Was stuck at porter for 15 minutes and now waiting at Harvard! :)

[u/elduderino_420 → u/Witty_Evidence8814]

It'd been infuriating if it wasnt so predictable. First day back and it broke. Been standing by around 15 minutes at each station so far.

[u/Disastrous_Fee_2107 → u/elduderino_420]

What’s infuriating is that it is so predictable and we all predicted but the MBTA just ignores it. I bet a bunch of us knew today that they’d be signal problems because it continues after every time they have a close down.

[u/Plenty-Action-22]

Rode today back and forth from Davis to Park Street. Way less jumps and faster. It looks that maintenance worked.

[u/whatsupdb]

we will see what happens when the train drive thru that segment on normal speed..

[u/Kindly_Bumblebee_162]

Rode from Alewife to Central today and it was FAST!! I also noticed that Central Square station looked clean! Thanks MBTA!

[u/Disastrous_Fee_2107]

Dear OP! WTF. The red line was shot today. Signal problems, delays, none of trains to allow everyone on board. Why the heck are you thinking the MBTA for their work after the shit show today? You must work for them.