Gov. Charlie Baker hosted a press conference Monday afternoon shortly after 1 p.m. to discuss the Commonwealth’s ongoing efforts to properly remove the mounting snowfall. In the process the governor had some choice words for the MBTA, which has been crippled for weeks due to the inclement weather.

Baker said the performance of the MBTA as of late has been “simply not acceptable” and, like a scolding father, said he plans “to have a long conversation about performance.”

The MBTA ran on a reduced scheduled Monday to accommodate those passengers who, for whatever the reason, had to utilize public transit. At around 7 a.m., the Red Line train became disabled due to the snow and freezing temperatures and after two hours, more than 40 passengers were evacuated.

“Due to a lack of power, a train went disabled between Quincy Center and Quincy Adams, southbound tracks,” MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo told BostInno. “A number of attempts to move it were unsuccessful.”

Some 48 people were stuck between the Water Street Bridge and the Bergen Parkway.

Though Gov. Baker says he empathizes with why the T has been running so unreliably, he noted that he thinks it’s inappropriate for MBTA officials to raise expectations when service is clearly not up to par.

Baker: It’s been very difficult to count on the representations made by the T over the past few weeks #MBTA #BOSnow

— Nick DeLuca (@NickDeLuca1) February 9, 2015

Baker: For a variety of reasons #MBTA wasn’t able to maintain an abbreviated schedule. Public transit needs to work #BOSnow

— Nick DeLuca (@NickDeLuca1) February 9, 2015

Baker: Once it stops snowing, plan to have a long conversation about performance. Simply not acceptable #MBTA #BOSnow

— Nick DeLuca (@NickDeLuca1) February 9, 2015

Baker: Been frustrated with the performance of the T. #MBTA #BOSnow

— Nick DeLuca (@NickDeLuca1) February 9, 2015

MBTA general manager Dr. Beverly Scott agrees with Governor Baker’s sentiments, stating, “Is any of this stuff acceptable? Of course it’s not acceptable. Of course we do the best we can. Believe me, we feel like everybody else. We are cold. We are tired.”

But Scott contends that the real problem has been with properly funding the MBTA in order to provide maintenance and repairs that could’ve better prepared public transit for this unprecedented weather.

“Scott estimated the T would need about $5 billion to be able to handle future storms like the past two,” wrote WBUR. Incidentally, the publication notes the MBTA is currently holds about $5 billion in debt thanks mostly to the Big Dig.