tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853272238333328280.post468262981013981973..comments2023-05-13T03:23:24.505-07:00Comments on Charlie On the Commuter Rail: Ruggles: Signal ProblemsQuasithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05147005081906046351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853272238333328280.post-19678928329300984562008-03-18T20:27:00.000-07:002008-03-18T20:27:00.000-07:00the signal problem is Amtrak's fault and not the M...the signal problem is Amtrak's fault and not the MBTA. Without signals, you can't do much on the RR. I heard of the problem and if the signals at the interlocking were acting up, then you can't get trains to switch tracks there to access the Ruggles platform. With those signals out, trains would have to operate on a RULE 241, pass a stop signal, and proceed at restricted speed until Back Bay, which would put any train a good 20-30 late, but if you skip Ruggles, you solve the problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853272238333328280.post-70738797247340605792008-03-10T11:21:00.000-07:002008-03-10T11:21:00.000-07:00They may also have decided that it makes more sens...They may also have decided that it makes more sense to have passengers backtrack two stops on the Orange Line (from Back Bay) than to make them wait at Dedham for the next train.Ron Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482820181807248794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853272238333328280.post-2264060785732420322008-03-10T10:42:00.000-07:002008-03-10T10:42:00.000-07:00No, it went through Ruggles - but not on the track...No, it went through Ruggles - but not on the track next to the platform. It did the same thing on Friday, too.<BR/><BR/>Both days they announced it after leaving Dedham Corporate Center/128 (which is the one right before the Ruggles stop), so maybe they thought they could get the train on the right track...or maybe they just didn't want to give passengers more warning of the change.Quasithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147005081906046351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853272238333328280.post-11668956559443647442008-03-10T10:29:00.000-07:002008-03-10T10:29:00.000-07:00Did your train bypass Ruggles entirely, running do...Did your train bypass Ruggles entirely, running down the Fairmount line instead? If not, I don't understand why a signal problem would prevent a station stop.Ron Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482820181807248794noreply@blogger.com