tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post3554208121259448975..comments2022-04-01T10:14:51.431-05:00Comments on Charlie on the MBTA: Charlie's Mailbag February 6th more on North StationFenwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189319014559150813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-1702614453753025952007-02-09T08:05:00.000-05:002007-02-09T08:05:00.000-05:00Was in North Station last night. Are they a litt...Was in North Station last night. Are they a little behind in putting HEAT in that place? brrrrrrr..John Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272684356917733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-25971511866484261042007-02-08T09:28:00.001-05:002007-02-08T09:28:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272684356917733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-25452457815539141202007-02-08T09:28:00.000-05:002007-02-08T09:28:00.000-05:00Have to disagree a little with Dani B. At south s...Have to disagree a little with Dani B. At south station, even though you leave through a door that says track X, there is open platform outside, so you can walk to any track form any door. I agree that such a situation outside would be nice. I have no idea what they're going to do with the Temporary crossings - will the trains pull in further, or will they replace the temp things with such an outside solid-across-all-tracks platform?<BR/><BR/>As for vendors - just bring back some soda & water vending machines. I miss those. :)John Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272684356917733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-80021490994548010462007-02-06T14:36:00.000-05:002007-02-06T14:36:00.000-05:00Most people who need to wait are going to stay ins...Most people who need to wait are going to stay inside. So the outdoor connecting path wouldn't get blocked by people standing around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-44884641887593222552007-02-06T14:24:00.000-05:002007-02-06T14:24:00.000-05:00The Globe reported a while ago that when the large...The Globe reported a while ago that when the large solari board in south station gets replaced in the near future they will also be ordering one for north station as well so that should solve that problem. As a temp solution I believe they were using some of the large diamond vision monitors from the old banknorth garden scoreboard to post train departure times and tracks.<br /><br />About suggestion 2 how does leaving the connecting platforms solve anything. Those can get clogged with pedestrian traffic as well. I see nothing wrong with them making people use the door that corresponds to their track. There is much more room now so this isn't as terrible as it used to be. Also the T wants them gone because they take up track space. Capacity at north station is cramped as it is now because of the new waiting area.<br /><br />The new north station waiting area is a huge improvement and it seems that people have been very fast to forget just how lousy the old situation was and are very quick to complain about the new one. Take for it is: a huge improvement over what we had a year ago.Dani B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12600404109229720080noreply@blogger.com