I need to take the Haverhill Line into Boston tomorrow afternoon for an important doctor's appointment, but I'm a bit worried the impending snow will cause delays. Should I have a backup mode of transportation planned?

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tehmeangene t1_ja80a95 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:08 PM

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Yes. Go early or have alternate transportation ready.

Vivecs954 t1_ja87ngl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:58 PM

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Yes, there can be delays. What sucks is if you take an earlier train and you don’t have a delay you just get there early.

But yes snow can mess with the trains. Cold temperatures can prevent them from starting too.

an_car_2 t1_ja8ccru wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:30 PM

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Probably tbh, plan a alternative way of getting there

FoodGuy44 t1_ja8e38d wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:41 PM

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The Schedule is affected by all Weather to be honest as we all know.

witnessemptysky t1_ja8fhcp wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:50 PM

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As others have said, an having a plan b would be handy. You can check on the MBTA site for alerts on that line prior to leaving for the train. That should give you some idea as to whether the train will be viable or not.

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NEU_Throwaway1 t1_ja9e0ye wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:28 PM

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The commuter rail schedule can be affected by someone sneezing on some days.

Sarcasm aside, a lot of lines have been only running like one train an hour since Covid, and my line (Fitchburg line) often isn't even on time even during good weather.

No_Historian718 t1_jaa3h75 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:13 PM

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It’s affected by everything.
We had an inch of snow like a month ago and they were sooooooo late