The fare gates have arrived at South Station (they just aren't activated yet).

@universalhub
#Boston #MBTA #PublicTransit #SouthStation

The new South Station Transportation Center is nearing the finish line 😍

#boston #sstc #southstation #transit #amtrak #mbta

@antijingoist Yes, one should be able to purchase a charlie card at most subway stations including #SouthStation at the newer fare vending machines - a card is dispensed with fare purchase.

If you're new to #Boston, welcome!
https://www.mbta.com/fares/charliecard

I do not know why, but #Boston #SouthStation reminds me of the #SBB #CFF #FFS station of #Winterthur, #Switzerland. Or is my memory completely wrong?

Winterthur Architects Jung und Bridler (1896); J.F. Wanner, Beckh (1860)

Boston South Station: Architects Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston, 1899.
So definitively the exact same era.

20 - 30 Mbit/s on #Amtrak WiFi in the #Acela #AcelaExpress. Not that bad.

Some trains on the Fairmount, Franklin, Greenbush, Kingston and Middleboro/Lakeville lines canceled today due to "crew availability issues." A couple of trains on the Needham and Worcester lines delayed because of same

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/special-all-you-can-ride-weekend-fare-commuter

#MBTA #SouthStation

Opening alert -- Gong Cha is now open in Boston's West End/Beacon Hill and at South Station. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/05/gong-cha-to-open-locations-in-bostons.html

#boston #beaconhill #westend #southstation

Food for thought:

Why not build the long sought rail connection between Boston’s South and North Stations — finally connecting Amtrak’s east coast passenger rail service between Florida and Maine — not through downtown Boston, but through Logan Airport?

Hear me out:

Building the Ted Williams Tunnel (Mass Pike/I-90 extension) consisted of lowering prefab tunnel sections to the bottom of Boston Harbor. The Central Artery/I-93 depression (Tip O’Neill Tunnel) required constructing a tunnel in-place after massive utility relocation and while supporting existing infrastructure above — far more complex, far more expensive.

A direct South/North Station connection downtown follows the Central Artery method. Connecting the link through Logan Airport would involve harbor tunnels.

It’s a longer connection, sure, but it may prove less expensive. And Logan Airport could use a direct rail connection.

#Boston #Amtrak #SouthStation #NorthStation #BostonRailLink #LoganAirport #CivilEngineering