tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post2705178200116060249..comments2022-04-01T10:14:51.431-05:00Comments on Charlie on the MBTA: Charlie's Mailbag 1/31- smelly stations and Red Line woesFenwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189319014559150813noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-91685324818137492482007-02-05T14:57:00.000-05:002007-02-05T14:57:00.000-05:00Modern cars have excellent pollution control syste...Modern cars have excellent pollution control systems that virtually eliminate smelly fumes, except right after a cold start when the catalytic converter isn't warmed up yet.<br /><br />Diesel locomotives have no pollution control. Supposedly the locomotive industry is working to change this, eventually.<br /><br />(It doesn't help that the T runs the engines all night in the yard. What do they care -- it's not their money they're spending on fuel.)<br /><br />On the plus side, the new diesel buses seem pretty clean, and the CNG ones produce virtually no pollution except carbon dioxide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-60260418825008166022007-02-01T16:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T16:58:00.000-05:00Ron Newman said...
Is it possible that the smell ...<i>Ron Newman said... <br />Is it possible that the smell at Back Bay is exhaust from vehicles on the Mass. Pike? </i><br /><br />Not likely<br /><br />The T's locomotives have a distinct odor about themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-5372058557353734492007-02-01T14:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T14:58:00.000-05:00Is it possible that the smell at Back Bay is exhau...Is it possible that the smell at Back Bay is exhaust from vehicles on the Mass. Pike?Ron Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482820181807248794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-33517518985698296912007-02-01T13:44:00.000-05:002007-02-01T13:44:00.000-05:00Yeah, Amtrak is all-electric these days, since the...Yeah, Amtrak is all-electric these days, since they no longer run diesel trains from Boston to New York via Hartford. <br /><br />Except, of course, for the Lake Shore Limited to Albany and Chicago, which is one diesel round trip per day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-70804841822602757402007-02-01T11:30:00.000-05:002007-02-01T11:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for the feedback on Back Bay. I figured it ...Thanks for the feedback on Back Bay. I figured it was Amtrak so good to know that's not the case... hopefully the MBTA will address it at some point. I'm really surprised the city or state haven't given them flak for this.<br /><br />And regarding the smell at North Station -- for awhile now, there's definitely been a very foul odor, akin to rotten eggs, at the northernmost portion of the Orange Line platform<br /><br />--AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-64999666965793383482007-02-01T10:07:00.000-05:002007-02-01T10:07:00.000-05:00I use both aquarium and north station every day an...I use both aquarium and north station every day and have never smelled any fish smell. The smell at back bay on the other hand is oppressiveRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060959005413211264noreply@blogger.com