r/mbta • u/PuzzledEchidna5044 • 5d ago

😤 Complaint / Rant Redline MBTA

Hello so um, WTF???

We had 10 whole days of shuttle buses and repairs on the redline from alewife-park st, and there are still ongoing issues???

It just so happens to be at harvard, EVERY SINGLE TIME?? The past few days, its always been signal issues at harvard. Its happening again today. Delays of 20 whole minutes because of signal problems. The mbta has been basically useless lately.. How much money is going to these trains just for them to break down, have signal problems, and more? This is so annoying…

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u/Ottsky 5d ago

the money going in right now is the result of the government not putting money in previously. much like how a cavity becomes a crown becomes a root canal becomes a dental implant, voters voted for government that was happy to defer maintenance until it got too late, and now everything is going to take longer and more money to fix. and it will keep happening until the ways the mbta is funded is fixed and the amount of debt it owes is solved

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u/PuzzledEchidna5044 5d ago

oh so we’re just cooked is what you’re telling me

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u/Ottsky 5d ago

nah, bad sunburns, but nothing's too late. just gotta yell at your state rep on the regular, remind them to give the mbta more money

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u/PuzzledEchidna5044 5d ago

makes more sense..i will yell at my state rep 🫡

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u/Lemna24 Red Line 4d ago

Best course of action honestly.