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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 09 February 2016 - 05:43 PM

Boston, MA Globe, 2/4/16:
 

Is the MBTA ready for the snowstorm? We’re about to find out.

 

With the season’s first significant weekday snowfall on its way, flashbacks of last winter are probably hitting consumers like a blizzard.

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Posted 10 February 2016 - 08:14 PM

The Boston Globe, 2/8:
 

Baker says MBTA’s winter performance ‘satisfactory’ so far

Gov. Charlie Baker also urged drivers to stay off the roads during Monday’s snowstorm.

 

Speaking during a Monday snowstorm in Boston, Gov. Charlie Baker said the city’s public transit system has withstood winter at a “satisfactory” level so far.

 

At a press conference, Baker said transportation officials benefitted from the timing of Monday’s storm, which did not begin in earnest until well into morning commuting hours. “Relatively light volume on the commuter rail and the transit system and on the roads” have made it easier for both transit and highway crews to clear snow, he said.

 

The T did not report any major issues Monday morning. About 91 percent of commuter rail trains were on-time during the morning commute, Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack said, putting it about in line with a normal weekday.

 

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