New MBTA Equipment on the Red, Orange and Green Lines | CRRCs and Type 9s

Here’s a compilation of new Red, Orange, and Green Line cars making their way through the system. As of right now, the CRRCs have been taken out of service due to a brake issue, but the Type 9s are still in service. Enjoy the video!

[@galexygamer2011-jv9fs]

Does anybody know why there is 3 tracks in sullivian square?

[@BostonElevatorDude]

I find it rather pathetic and disappointing to see the CRRC cars have so many issues.. 😢

[@busandrail]

yeah

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

It's what the T gets when they always go for the lowest bidder. Actually, that's required by the law for any agency receiving federal aid, but the New York City Transit Authority seems to know how to work around this so that they usually get stuff that works.

[@amazing50000]

@@Lucius_Chiaraviglio Oh New York City Transit don't. The last new rolling stocks (R 160 & especially the R 179) that started rolling on NYC subway tracks had many problems that the orders started coming in late. We call the R 179s here in New York (built by Bombardier) lemons.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

@@amazing50000 I suppose it could be a matter of things getting worse there too, but the NYCTA seems to have a lot better track record overall (hence the "usually" above) than the MBTA. When's the last time we got stuff that worked right? After the Boeing LRV disaster, our Green Line got one more set of semi-good cars, the Type 7s (however, these ended up limiting speeds on the Riverside Branch, because when they get up to 50 mph, the oscillate VIOLENTLY); the Type 8s and Type 9s have been lemons (with the Type 9s having even worse maintenance problems but at least not derailing as much as the Type 8s). The Red Line's last set of good cars was the 01800 series in the 1990s; the Orange Line's last set of good cars was the 01200 ~ 01300 series (too bad they weren't properly maintained). The Blue Line's last set of good cars is the 0700-series, which dates to 2007 - 2009, so that may be the last good rapid transit equipment we get. Fortunately, various bus manufacturers (even Neoplan USA that went out of business) seem to know how to make a bus that works, although I have my qualms about the new battery buses, given that lithium batteries degrade over just a few years and are expensive to replace (and the T just took out their last pure trackless trolley buses and is about to take out their dual modes).

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

@@Lucius_Chiaraviglio the 1200-1300s (and the blue line 0600s) needed pantyhose stretched over a gearbox breather in order to not break down in the snow.
All the Hawkers have turned into rotting rust buckets. The blue line cars were even worse, which is why they were replaced 15 years ago. The orange line cars should have been replaced at the same time.

[@nw4538]

Where is this video taken?

[@Mutatedordinary]

Boston Massachusetts metropolitan area