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I am very surprised to see how often Boston's T moved or eliminated lines. That must be very expensive and very politically risky. (Mostly the light rail green line changed, but other changed as well)

The changes all seem to be the elimination of elevated/surface routes (usually replaced by a subway), or elimination of streetcar surface routes.

It's not really surprising, and paralleled changes elsewhere in the country. It's one of the reasons why Metro used very few elevated lines (and the designers were careful to brand them as "aerial" structures). Sadly, we're making that mistake again by building a huge, hulking elevated railway through Tysons. I doubt it'll survive more than 50 years before we tear it down or abandon it.

by andrew on Apr 6, 2012 11:01 am • link • report

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