Limited MBTA service resumed Wednesday morning, and riders are less than pleased about it.
Delays have broken out on all lines; three trains – two on the Green Line, one on the Blue Line – have been disabled; long lines have formed at bus stops; and, to make matters worse, it’s snowing out. No one knows why.
The T’s general manager, Beverly Scott, was adamant in her defense of the transit agency on Tuesday, suggesting that, given historic snow and the ancient state of its vehicles, it’s something of a miracle that the T is able to provide any service.
“In these conditions, there is no set of standards out there right now,” Scott told reporters at a press conference. “We are always thinking ‘how we can, not why we can’t.'”
The T never promised Wednesday service would be smooth. It hasn’t been. And riders have taken to Twitter about it.
Oh dear @MBTA @mydorchester #mbta @universalhub. Waiting to board northbound train. Doors not opening. #ashmont pic.twitter.com/BmxgC8Faw5
— Erica Mattison (@EricaMattison) February 11, 2015
Getting to Mordor was easier, AND it took less time. #MBTA #RedLine
— George Thomas (@g_thomas) February 11, 2015
Line of people waiting for the #mbta bus at North Quincy. #justgohome pic.twitter.com/x4tQcicLGI
— Tim Andersen (@TAndersen17) February 11, 2015
Stuck! Shame on #MBTA! No organization pic.twitter.com/Ug2kmGpuST
— Kristen Moceri-Shea (@kindgirl11) February 11, 2015
You even can’t see the rails at the Kingston Station. @MBTA @MBTA_CR #mbta #MBTAreturns pic.twitter.com/r8I9cNVThJ
— Jack Gately (@gatelywire) February 11, 2015
837am @MBTA_CR out of Kingston has yet to leave, no train here. App says 50-60 late. @MBTA #mbta #MBTAreturns pic.twitter.com/kbPTkXefbf
— Jack Gately (@gatelywire) February 11, 2015
Commuting to work on the #MBTA is now similar to an appointment with the cable guy. Will arrive sometime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
— David L. Harris (@davharris) February 11, 2015
Someone carved “Death to the T” into the side of a snowbank,which pretty much sums up everyone’s feelings here #redline #mbta #MBTApocalypse
— Lauren (@itslaur3nbitch) February 11, 2015
And the anger is rising on the orange line and I’m in a corner getting squished. #mbta #Boston pic.twitter.com/WYWvUPN5LJ
— Belén Zuńiga (@ellokitty5) February 11, 2015
