⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Exploring the MBTA Red Line in Boston (2021)

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  • The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south and east underground from Alewife station in North Cambridge through Somerville and Cambridge, surfacing to cross the Longfellow Bridge then returning to tunnels under Downtown Boston. It continues underground through South Boston, splitting into two branches on the surface at JFK/UMass station. The Ashmont branch runs southwest through Dorchester to Ashmont station, where the connecting light rail Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line (shown as part of the Red Line on maps, but operated separately) continues to Mattapan station. The Braintree branch runs southwest through Quincy and Braintree to Braintree station.
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  • @JeffFrmJoisey
    @JeffFrmJoisey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Only ridden the Red Line 2x. Last time in Nov 1975! I thought it odd that Park St was lit by lots of Incandescent lights and the tunnels at florescent tubes. Funny story, and I swear, this is true: Got on the Green line somewhere near BU, might have been Copley. I was going to Cambridge to meet a friend. I asked the Green Line car driver how to get there. He told me to take this car to "Pack St." I whip out my map and look and look and finally say "I can't find Pack St. He replied, "Pack Street, Pack Street, P - - - A - - - Air - - - K, Paaack St! Realized what he was telling me and said, "Oh, Park ST" To which he replied, "I told ya, p-air-k St,

  • @wildcattb5
    @wildcattb5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    With the R32s now essentially retired, the 015/1600s of the Red Line are the oldest operating subway cars in the US, dating from 1969

    • @davidng2336
      @davidng2336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These will also be gone with the CRRC fleet now here.

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      these are on their way out as well, the first true fleetwide retirement for the line

    • @tinahouse6305
      @tinahouse6305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bostonrailfan2427 Ho?

    • @imagenotfound
      @imagenotfound ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss the driver announcing the stations.

    • @edwardnoble5286
      @edwardnoble5286 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@davidng2336 unfortunately crrc cars are quite significantly behind schedule. Full roll out won't be finished til 2025

  • @Improj69
    @Improj69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Glad to see that transit makes New Yorkers and Bostonians together 😢 warms my heart about the peace in the comments

  • @MiddleboroLakevilleRailfan
    @MiddleboroLakevilleRailfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is a great place to visit. Glad you came to Boston!

  • @Cocytus
    @Cocytus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember the old white and red trains with the black "leather" seating. It was a big thing when the new silver and red scheme came to be. This was back in the late 90s going into the very beginning of the 2000s. I remember back in the 90s when a lot of the stations were getting redone and the smell of the fresh unique train station tar. Brings back good memories of when I was young.

    • @imagenotfound
      @imagenotfound ปีที่แล้ว

      And the old station decorations uncovered as they removed the thin concrete walls covering them.

  • @thomasdatrain4391
    @thomasdatrain4391 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was homeless in Boston for five years not that long ago. February of 2021 I broke into Park St at 3am to get warm and swear over anything I saw a black smoky shadow gliding down the platform right past me as it dropped down onto the tracks and into the tunnel. I knew immediately it was a spirit. I ran out and up the escalator so fast.

  • @Pauley_in_GP
    @Pauley_in_GP ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You've got to be a real MBTA geek to appreciate this video. Well, I am and I do.
    Very good video. You got some great shots. As a kid growing up in Mattapan and Dorchester, I rode the Red Line all the time. (I'm not sure it was actually called the "Red Line" back then.) As an adult, I'm still a rail fan and model railroader - no doubt inspired by those early days on the subway. (Don't get me started on the PCC cars ;))
    Thanks for the memories!

  • @madewithloveduh
    @madewithloveduh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was on this joint a few weeks ago for my birthday! I love trains and had a blast getting a chance to use it. I love seeing different boarding systems as well (I'm a nyc mta customer).

  • @thewaflwizard
    @thewaflwizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great content DJH. Love watching these tour videos of transit lines. Keep doing what you're doing.

  • @trains_worldwide
    @trains_worldwide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video ! I love this line and the Longfellow Bridge ! I filmed a few videos of it when I went to the US two years ago, they're still somewhere on my channel.

  • @redphone1438
    @redphone1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Here is the Rolling stock for the MBTA Red Line:
    Pullman Standard 01500/01600 built 1969-1970 overhauled from 1985 to 1988.
    UTDC 01700 built 1987-1989 repainted from 2011-2016
    Bombardier 01800 built 1993-1994
    CRRC 01900 built 2019-2024

  • @oofyalDAMMIT
    @oofyalDAMMIT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:03 the startup hissing is similar to the many subway cars in NYC

  • @SigmaRho2922
    @SigmaRho2922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At the time the video was filmed, the T was a few months removed from a recent derailment that involved the 1400 series cars that caused the 5 trains composed of the 1400 and 1900 series to be removed from service (40 cars in total; 12 cars were being tested as well). The side bearer pads were wearing more quickly than expected which likely contributed to the cars getting removed from service. Although only 1 of the trains was composed of 1900 series cars, the train was removed from service as a result of the derailment. The 1900 series is replacing all the cars on the Red Line; including the 1800 series (which is being retired due to structural integrity issues).

    • @TheChicagoL
      @TheChicagoL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears from what you're saying that the new CRRCs are still sidelined from revenue service. has MBTA given any indication of when they would return to service?

  • @1911enjoyer
    @1911enjoyer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This makes interested more into different subway lines!

  • @ClubFanByNobleUra
    @ClubFanByNobleUra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, I haven’t seen anyone record the mbta subway with this quality.

  • @picklerick_404
    @picklerick_404 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve only used this line twice. But the view on the Longfellow is a nice change from tunnel lights

  • @jeanneflaherty4491
    @jeanneflaherty4491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kevin Flaherty: I mean the trains stopping with people not getting on then and off them doesn't seem normal to me at all.

  • @sagesage7167
    @sagesage7167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As I look at this I Am PROUD OF THE MTA

    • @dexterroberts631
      @dexterroberts631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So proud you forgot the B

    • @Improj69
      @Improj69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dexterroberts631 lmao

    • @robotx9285
      @robotx9285 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the J/Z, E, W, A to Rockaway Park, Far Rockaway A whenever the swig bridge is open, the F whenever it's having a heart anttack and finally the Express.

  • @mbrproductions160
    @mbrproductions160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Its really cool to see you use our T system. The Red Line is my local line

    • @TCORV
      @TCORV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never rode the Boston t before. How is the experience from your point of view.

    • @bx4671
      @bx4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TCORV my point of view I love it, I live on the green line and the other lines red orange blue and silver! And the bus is cool to, never been on the commuter rail but I want to go on it soon!

    • @TCORV
      @TCORV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bx4671 awsome

    • @NortheastCorridorFilms
      @NortheastCorridorFilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TCORV It’s a very bouncy experience
      Not smooth at all, which I dont mind at all.
      Nice conductors, nice engineers
      especially the commuter rail workers are very nice!
      The T is a classic, and is something special to Boston

    • @TCORV
      @TCORV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NortheastCorridorFilms what is the best line there

  • @Admiral_Ellis
    @Admiral_Ellis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish you had snuck down to Ashmont to see some PCC action, but great video nevertheless!

  • @jmaximegelinas9479
    @jmaximegelinas9479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nice old trains

  • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
    @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You know, the MBTA subway trains in Boston is Similar to the MTA subway trains back in New York. Nice video of this, DJ Hammers Trains. 👍😀🚞

  • @tonymento3017
    @tonymento3017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The new Red Line cars that are being built by CRRC of Springfield Massachusetts have been grounded due to problems with the trucks on them

    • @tommymorse1888
      @tommymorse1888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They're built by a Chinese company, assembled in Springfield.

    • @nyctransitrailfan
      @nyctransitrailfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Here in NYC we had problems with new subway cars, the R179 kept having breakdowns. They had to be taken out of service various times

    • @rosarioyeen1371
      @rosarioyeen1371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      CTA customer here from Chicago, CRRC has it's own factory in Chicago and are making our 7000-series run of trains to replace equipment from the 80s and 90s on the Blue and Orange Lines, the issues with the Red Line cars in Boston do have me a bit concerned, but there has been rolling stock testing recently. I'll wait and see what happens.

  • @thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433
    @thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    8:40 that train to Ashmont was HAULING, literally.

    • @justinspiewak1482
      @justinspiewak1482 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It could have been late and had to hurry because more Red Line trains go to Ashmont than Braintree

  • @user-hf1fg1pe5o
    @user-hf1fg1pe5o ปีที่แล้ว

    I love MBTA Red Line

  • @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
    @osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    BTW, New York is border with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Boston, Vermont, and Connecticut. 👍😀

    • @thechickenstew3716
      @thechickenstew3716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i never knew boston was a state 👍😀

    • @Improj69
      @Improj69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thechickenstew3716 lmao

  • @MHammonds18
    @MHammonds18 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It sounds so... smooth

  • @riolucoach
    @riolucoach ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not an expert about train aignalling in the US, but are the trains really travelling with tail lights at the front? I mean, they also seem to have white lights for the front. It's just a bit odd to look at.
    Nevertheless, great video!

    • @wxairy
      @wxairy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mbta is the only transit agency that does it. they turn off the headlghts entering stations for courtesy reasons

  • @joegage5893
    @joegage5893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    whats that whoo sound on the 1800 series motor igbt

  • @beachrose88
    @beachrose88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My 2nd fav Boston train. 1st is green line

  • @jeanneflaherty4491
    @jeanneflaherty4491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kevin Flaherty: Rad line trains stopping for 8 seconds doesn't seem normal to me.

  • @kangarojack3814
    @kangarojack3814 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    not one rat in site ,AMAZING

  • @imagenotfound
    @imagenotfound ปีที่แล้ว

    I probably rode those 1500 series when they were newly refurbed.

  • @redphone1438
    @redphone1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The oldest Red Line trains Pullman trains are from 1969-1970 refurbished in 1985-1988 and look a lot more modern looking then the former R32 trains in NYC. To be honest R32 trains were never really nice train cars especially because of the graffiti in the 80s.

  • @RobertPaniagua
    @RobertPaniagua 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If only they brought back the CRRC 01900s

  • @72mrblade
    @72mrblade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why do they operate with their headlights OFF?

    • @videonut1988
      @videonut1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      IKR?! Just have it on LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE?!?

    • @redphone1438
      @redphone1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They do operate with the headlights on, the bigger lights are the high beams.

    • @72mrblade
      @72mrblade 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@redphone1438 The headlight are red?

    • @redphone1438
      @redphone1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@72mrblade yes some are

    • @72mrblade
      @72mrblade 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's cool! Is this the only system that has colored headlights?

  • @trainsandmore2319
    @trainsandmore2319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Same LCDs on the R46

  • @trabianscantlebury8561
    @trabianscantlebury8561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Plz do more Mbta

  • @paulculler3800
    @paulculler3800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congratulations DJ Hammer
    Great videos on the T but you forgot The Green Line and the Silver Line (the trolley/bus)

  • @polution6555
    @polution6555 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The front side of those cars reminds me R40S

  • @damiancox2594
    @damiancox2594 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What's the title of the song?

  • @andrewnelson1511
    @andrewnelson1511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank God 🙏 we are getting more 🚆 trains and New bridges I am happy Biden is helping us with the infrastructure and I am happy we are getting high speed rail in America we need monorail s and people movers in new York city because the subway got flooded we need elevated trains in new York city

  • @Kitsune9063
    @Kitsune9063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The tail lights are on in the front-

  • @anteliomonteiroabellan1214
    @anteliomonteiroabellan1214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How many miles of railroads are there in Boston?

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @RedRails and that’s not including the abandoned lines still visible

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it depends on what you mean: commuter, rapid transit m freight, abandoned, trolley? just in the city or in the MBTA system? and if the system just the rapid transit or as a whole. there’s a lot more than most know, including two active freight yards, multiple retired and abandoned freight yards, several linking lines that look abandoned but are active etc…

  • @MtaBus5102
    @MtaBus5102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why do these trains run around with no headlights on?

    • @redphone1438
      @redphone1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The headlights are the smaller lights while the big ones that are bigger are the high beams.

  • @Frostfoxy5241
    @Frostfoxy5241 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Music?? 0:01

  • @Maxthetrainspotter85
    @Maxthetrainspotter85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow

  • @brennanbussell2035
    @brennanbussell2035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What are your thoughts on the red line

    • @dexterroberts631
      @dexterroberts631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The redline sucks, every week there's a problem, either the train, the switches, or some other bullshit.
      Nice to look at thought

  • @MBTA123
    @MBTA123 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn’t know that there was a ashmont train

  • @nereidaflores7721
    @nereidaflores7721 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHY ARE THE FRONT RED LIGHTS TURNED ON ? WHEN THE WHITE FRONT LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE ON AND THE RED FRONT LIGHTS SUPPOSE TO BE OFF .

  • @Nakedbilove408
    @Nakedbilove408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ASHMONT My Brand New Dog Name💘❤️💋💖

  • @JoeSmith1962
    @JoeSmith1962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The size of that guy's feet @ 4:40? Wow!

  • @DiggerDeeper01
    @DiggerDeeper01 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I live here and no matter how many times I see it....JFK has always looked like an old and worn out decrepit station. I don't think it needs "fancy new architecture", I actually like the current brutalist design but it seriously needs an overhaul. Fresh new concrete and stainless steel roofing to replace the rusted stuff.

  • @Editorum
    @Editorum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    these trains are driving on the wrong side

    • @TBF_1J
      @TBF_1J 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it's normal like that in boston

    • @Improj69
      @Improj69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TBF_1J wait it’s on the wrong side?

    • @TBF_1J
      @TBF_1J 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Improj69 Yeah I'm pretty sure!

    • @Improj69
      @Improj69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TBF_1J It’s on the right hand side tho? In NYC it’s the same

    • @TBF_1J
      @TBF_1J 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Improj69 sometimes

  • @looking511
    @looking511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What color is the ghetto line

    • @dexterroberts631
      @dexterroberts631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      White

    • @Improj69
      @Improj69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wtf do you mean by ghetto line?

    • @bigd02118
      @bigd02118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is no "ghetto" line because the MBTA is so diverse, but you can tell by the demographic of people by the stations and the area where the trains are. it's not like New York you know there's a "ghetto" line

  • @yeseniamelendez2859
    @yeseniamelendez2859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Los asientos dan hasco de susios👎

  • @andrewnelson1511
    @andrewnelson1511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New York city today needs monorail s and people movers and meglavs in new York city because of flooding we need to move New York city intro the 21st century and make new York city a city of the future

  • @reimannx33
    @reimannx33 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boston mbta is worse than many subways in the third world!! Shame on them.

    • @kangarojack3814
      @kangarojack3814 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not one rat in site tho

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 ปีที่แล้ว

      @kangaro jack The rats in boston are smarter in that they know how to avoid visual detection. They are wicked 'smaat.'

    • @kangarojack3814
      @kangarojack3814 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@reimannx33 what an idiot🤣 you must love movies an not actually live in Boston

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 ปีที่แล้ว

      @kangaro jack While the rats in boston are wicked 'smaat,' you are wicked dumb, 'jack in a box ," for, having among other pinhead qualities, making the low IQ move to assume the residence of someone you know nothing about. Now hop along, dummy, this time with your pinhead in your "pouch.: