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Maverick Station and a spiffy new Blue Line train, after the improvements. Photo courtesy Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
If you haven't been on the Blue Line in a while, you might not have noticed the spiffy new improvements to Maverick Station, which used to be a boarded-up post-apocalyptic stinkhole, or that the only cars running on the line are brand new. Take a look at the pictures above to see the differences. Maverick Station is now a cheerful,riot of brushed metal, and the last of the rotting, vintage 1980 Hawker Siddeley cars has been retired. The Blue Line is now serviced by a fleet of 94 new cars, built by Siemens, which run in 6-car trains every 4-to-8 minutes, depending on the time of day.
The modernization of the Blue Line's fleet means that the Orange Line boasts the oldest equipment still in service, Hawkeer Siddeley cars similar to the Blue Line's old equipment.
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Is a water leak (visible in the new Maverick station picture)obligatory in all new "T" stations? Look what water is doing to the Alewife tunnel, one of the relatively newer sections and already in need of serious re-hab.
Like the new North station, when it rains, it pours.