In the beginning... The First Rant

I should have started a blog on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority a long time ago. Probably should have started it 2 years ago, when I moved out of the comfortable Cambridge and Somerville towns and the efficient Red Line to the Allston area, where I am resigned to taking the not-so-efficient Green Line.

This morning's commute was beyond horrifying. Sad to say, it probably was not the worst train ride I ever experienced. Albeit, I was going to work later than normal. I leave my home. I see the train rattling down Commonwealth Avenue. I, at least, have the luxury of seeing the train rattle down Comm Ave. and have a limited amount of time to run like crazy for the train. Since the snow had started falling, running seemed like too much wasted energy and out of the question. I would never make it there on time. So, I let the train go. Needless to say, along came another train within less than a minute of the one prior. By then, I knew I had to run for it. I almost got there. The train pulled away right when I managed to arrive, after being almost hit by multiple cars while jaywalking Comm Ave.

Then, there was the wait. Of course, when there are two trains in a row, the third never comes soon enough. By then, a crowd had started gathering. I knew the commute into the city was going to suck. I prepared myself mentally. The train finally came. It wasn't as crowded as it could have been, but it was annoying nonetheless. We jammed in and endured.

Now, can anyone explain why they will not open all doors to a train when they arrive at a stop? When there are as many people jammed into a train as this morning, why would they insist on the people debarking the train to wedge their way through half a car and a million people to finally make it to the first door of the car? If they want to claim 'safety' as their excuse, then ease off the brakes a little, will you?