Endnotes

  1. Transcript at 1:58 p.m., FMCB Meeting, November 20, 2017; see also https://www.mbta.com/events/1158, 2:00:10 on video
  2. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/civil-and-environmental-engineering/1-201j-introduction-to-transportation-systems-fall-2006/lecturenotes/lect11.pdf&sa=D&ust=1511360427735000&usg=AFQjCNGN0RXyQkT4B2RpYKt2AlB-Cvr2iw
  3. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/benchmarking-identifies-good-practice-in-rolling-stock-maintenance-1.html
  4. http://roslindale.wickedlocal.com/news/20160310/parkway-residents-voice-concerns-over-commuter-rail-fares&sa=D&ust=1511360427739000&usg=AFQjCNHIXeNKnXuHxNrROeknbI_1sApHSg
  5. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/26/fairmount/p9V0krkJUAQZidBAtUIl4K/story.html
  6. http://amateurplanner.blogspot.com/2015/10/electrifying-fairmount-would-be-cheaper.html
  7. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K4mKn14A4JEGwDD3Vx-rOOBY2inXtn5D-PXv-8bFfuk/edit#gid=256127059
  8. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/massachusetts/2012/11/25/wide-racial-gap-exists-speed-boston-area-commutes/ut-DAVcJ9B6QUALUidI9DGL/story.html
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274vEkLOB_I
  10. https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/mbta/wedgemere/
  11. https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/main/tabid/1075/ctl/detail/mid/2937/itemid/315/MBTA-Officially-Re-opens-Wedgemere-Commuter-Rail-Station-as-Fully-Accessible.aspx
  12. See Commuter Rail Power point presentation at FMCB Meeting, November 20, 2017; see also https://www.mbta.com/events/1158
  13. http://www.mta.info/press-release/lirr/mta-long-island-rail-road-sets-new-goals-boost-time-performance-improve-fleet (modern LIRR fleet experiencing ~500k mean distance between delays “MDBF”), and https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=dfde4510-8fb3-4f69-b992-a0c52a20a6f6
  14. http://www.bostonindicators.org/indicators/environment-and-energy/5-3environmental-justice-and-equity/5-3-1public-health-stresses-on-children-boston-neighborhood
  15. http://www.brighamandwomens.org/About_BWH/communityprograms/our-programs/CHNA-9-30-2013.pdf
  16. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/10/business/volkswagen-diesel-subsidies.html
  17. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K4mKn14A4JEGwDD3Vx-rOOBY2inXtn5D-PXv-8bFfuk
  18. Cf. City Anatomy: A Framework to Support City Transformation, https://cpsociety.sharepoint.com/sites/cptf/CPTSC/Private%20Documents/Publications/CPA-I_001-v2_City_Anatomy.pdf?slrid=6575419e-4061-5000-02d1-b999b21aecb4
  19. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20160628/officials-reconsider-middleboro-route-as-south-coast-rail-cost-soars
  20. https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/dear-gov-raimondo-express-trains-wrong-ask/
  21. In the Philadelphia suburbs, SEPTA recently built an infill station with a single- track high platform for $3.8 million. See: http://planphilly.com/articles/2015/09/14/new-septa-station-in-lansdale-set-to-spur-transit-oriented-development
  22. http://www.wabanareacouncil.com/sites/default/files/WabanHighlands2-29_1.pdf
  23. https://framwormbta.weebly.com/turn-table.html
  24. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/benchmarking-identifies-good-practice-in-rolling-stock-maintenance-1.html
  25. https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Transit%20Profiles%202015%20-%20Top%2050%20Agencies%20with%20Summary.pdf
  26. https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/dear-gov-raimondo-express-trains-wrong-ask/
  27. http://www.s-bahn-muenchen.de/s_muenchen/view/wir/daten_fakten.shtml
  28. https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/Transit%20Profiles%202015%20-%20Top%2050%20Agencies%20with%20Summary.pdf
  29. The outer end of one branch still runs DMUs, although electrification is actively under consideration (the other alternative being EMUswith an added battery system that can run off-wire).
  30. https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2017/08/18/2017-rail-station-boardings/
  31. https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/
  32. https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/price-tag-auckland-rail-link-balloons-jw-p-194251
  33. We recognize that NSRL faces unique potential cost pressures associated with the highway and transit tunnel infrastructure already in place along the route.
  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWD4MhX8cSc
  35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMxrbEBzLbc
  36. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/26/fairmount/p9V0krkJUAQZidBAtUIl4K/story.html
  37. https://www.mbta.com/news/2562