THE T bus and subway of boston

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING…
For a major metropolitan city, Boston’s T subway is more nostalgia that efficiency.
Haven ridden San Francisco’s BART, Paris’s RAR, Washington D.C.‘s Metro — the T SUBWAY is a JOKE.
The cars are old and in disrepair.
The system is not intuitive.
Once underground, the signage is not clear as to the direction one must go or the next stop.
In this day and age of technology and automation, the T Subway is lacking in both.
The subways stations are run down and dilapidated.
The few that we visited smelled of vomit, urine and homeless people.
Walking through town, we walked under some of the elevated tracks. Many have substantial rust and corrosion. It is amazing that they are still standing.
Got to love the «make work» for union operators… many rear subway cars, that are connected to a lead car — have an operator sitting at the controls. They cannot even see where they are going. They MUST be union workers…
Only redeeming value — the low price reflects it’s technology and efficiency.

I’ve ridden the subways in other major cities and I will have to say the t in Boston is probably the most efficient and least confusing. I was staying at a hotel by tufts and it was such a sense to jump on the t to go to sightsee or catch the orange to the blue for the airport. Just like any other subways, it can get crowded and some of the people are sketch but for the most part the cheapest and best way to get around town.

I’m very happy with the service and value I receive on the T. As a frequent visitor to the area from the West Coast, I’m just thankful something like the T exists. We don’t have anything like that in San Diego. I think the T system is well laid out and the signage is excellent.
I know the locals can get frustrated with the service and if I had to count on the T for my daily livelihood, I may feel different as well. I was there this past week when the T shut down completely twice. It was a minor inconvenience for me but luckily I was staying in the Back Bay where you can easily get to most stuff on foot. However, I agree with the Governor that MBTA needs to find a way to keep running during the worst of times as so many people depend on them for transportation.

If you have the money take a cab quite confusing to a out of towner like myself. They could set this system up way better for half the price, people of Boston you are getting taken for a smelly overpriced ride. Slow service slow slow slow slow slow ride! I hope I never ride your stupid T in my life !

I’m not a local, so let me get that out of the way first hand. I was just visiting for a day, and I was so incredibly thankful for the T. It was super easy for me to follow, and the attendant was super friendly in helping me purchase my ticket for the day. I hopped on and off in different places and it was really no problem getting anywhere. The T signs with the circle around them were everywhere and I didn’t worry about getting lost at any time.
The train was super crowded when we got on, but everyone seemed friendly and it was pretty clean as well. I’ve been in a few trains that weren’t very nice and this one was great in comparison.
I loved Boston, and the T made it possible to see all the sites I got to see in such a short time!

As transportation systems go, I found this one to be effective and reliable in my 3 days in Boston, with a 2 year old and her stroller too. Reasonably priced, we bought the 7 day pass. Even though 4 days went to waste, it was worth it.
The T goes everywhere you need it to go, I think, and many stations are accessible. The elevators were very appreciated.
Met some very helpful staff, but others who really didn’t care. I guess that can be said for any city.

The green line screwed us thirteen dollars out of our pockets, we had to take a taxi to Fenway. We got a seven day pass, pretty good value for eighteen dollars. The subway covers a good amount of Boston. We had to walk to some places, but certain places connect to the buses, so we didn’t have to walk too much. The subway is convenient, and clean compared to New York. But I was very, very disappointed that there was a severe lack of crazy people, as I have seen many in New York. We had this one bus driver, he accelerated so fast, then did not decide to brake until the last second. We like to make jokes about him all the time, but I really thought we were going to crash into the car in front of us. The subway can be complicated if you not are used to navigating public transportation. One time it took us one hour t travel three miles because of the horrible Boston traffic. Other than that, it wasn’t too bad.

It’s hard to appreciate just how much we need the T-​Line until service is shut down for a day or two in «bad» weather, or you visit regularly to an area where a passenger-​rail system is desperately needed and public officials won’t talk about it. I like that I can take my bike on the train without hassle and I love that I can take my dog during evening service when I want to.
If you’re a regular or plan to visit Boston for an extended period of time, the Charlie Card is a good value.

Got me from the airport to downtown no fuss.
Not the best public transportation ever but it does it’s job. Fair play.

The ticket system is a smart idea, although you cannot recharge your card at all locations. Coming from Toronto, I felt this subway system covered the city extensively, although at times, it wasn’t the most comfortable train due to the age of the trains and tracks.
However, a montly pass is almost half the price that it is in Toronto ($ 126), so it is definitely a good value. It is cleaner and less stuffy than the New York subway, and if you’re coming to Boston as a tourist, your best bet is to use the T.

Very good transit system. Goes all around Boston so you don’t need a car. Tickets are very reasonable, don’t get caught wearing a Yankee’s hat on it though.

Great way to travel but with some major character flaws. Some of the buses are still old and rickety, giving off lots of smoke and heat even in summer. You need a step ladder to climb onto them, same with some of the Green Line trains. One car is usually an old one which are much harder to get into for the mobility impaired. You never know if it’s going to be the first or last car so there’s a scramble for the door when it arrives. Drivers are sometimes really surly too and revel in slamming doors in the face of passengers rushing to enter the doors. They scream through the loud speaker alerting passengers to their intent to close the doors right on them as they are trying to enter. I was once dragged a few feet by an Orange Line train that slammed its doors on my cane and continued driving despite horrified screams from onlookers. I was finally jostled free but the driver didn’t stop until she had near exited the station. Had I still been stuck I would be Unilocaling via an interpreter. A rep for the T took my name and info, no one ever called. Total apathy and loathing for passengers by some factions of the T. A rabid bum stood on the Park Street platform screaming at another passenger that had gotten on the Red Line train to Cambridge. The train sat there with the doors open for quite some time, allowing this guy to foam at the mouth and threaten the frightened passenger inside while the driver watched from a safe distance. At the very least they should have closed the door instead of leaving the passenger on board open to be attacked at any time without interference from police or personnel. When the T works it’s wonderful but more often than not there are very dangerous problems that are a direct result of operator negligence and aggression.

Bus often not on time and missed schedule.

The 7 day $ 15 unlimited pass was the BEST DEAL EVER.

Coming from San Diego, I am not used to taking public transportation. Therefore, we got lost SEVERAL times and were given wrong directions by people (probably because everyone was a tourist during this time of year). But once we got used to it, I did like the efficiency of it. We were able to catch it directly from the airport to our hotel!
At times, we had problems with our 7 day passes and we would have to jump through the doors with someone else. Of course, I was yelled at every time by the Nazis that work here.
Oh and asking for help from anyone around here, was like asking for help at the DMV. I quickly determined that Boston was not made for tourists; it was made for people that know what they’re doing and where they’re going. Definitely not for newbies but I loved it anyways! Nice try, Boston! :)

It sucks, It always late & usually smelly & hot…
Its over priced… Although super convenient & can get you anywhere you need to be, I still dread any form of Public Transportation!

I had a blast riding «the t» while a college student in Boston. I loved Boston, and the routes for the T were great, and fairly easy to figure out. A nice, convenience, and well organized mass transit system. Sometimes, I just rode for fun and for a change of scenary, but mostly, I was the «green line» gal. Some of the drivers were a bit crazy, especially when there are no seats, and your’e grabbing just a strap, but that’s just part of the fun! Seattle, are you paying attention???

a little old, but pretty efficient and clean. stops in tons of convenient locations except the airport. it doesn’t get a 5 because that score is reserved for nyc’s subway.

They have some crazies on the bus here. And people weren’t that friendly. The bus drivers are helpful at least. Though in teh freezing cold they wouldn’t let me wear a scarf over my mouth ha — prevent mugging I guess. The buses came often, though were a bit confusing even for a grizzled travel and subway vet like myself.

Ach! Deshon’s review has disappeared, and thus so has the inspiration/​reference point for my review… Now bunny is sad.