Like those who run the MBTA, the doors are doing a half-assed job.

everything new is old again…

Bring back BING B^^OI -ONG!

How long have these trains been in service now? The doors shouldn't be breaking yet, but some of these "All New" Orange Line Cars(tm) aren't all that new anymore.

People keep forcing them to stay open while they wait for their buddies to get into the train, it's gonna keep breaking them.

Someone needs to re-create or preserve that sound

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People holding the door open in New York is extremely annoying, but it never got to the levels it did in Boston. My main memory riding the T every day for 2.5 years is sitting at a station, doors close, only to open again because someone cannot comprehend “stand clear of the closing doors.” And at night it was often drunk college students holding doors open to let their friend on.

Yeah this is the one. Often times it's not "broken" exactly, but they cut it out in the closed position until the motor/sensors can be reset at the yard.

Same as it ever was

Things break and have to be repaired. This is nothing new.

Just get platform doors, gets those idiots to stop holding doors and running through them. This is 100% a US public transportation issue, no other countries have door problems.

> no other countries have door problems.

Bold claim. Last time I was in Paris, many of the subways still had manually operated doors and required a passenger to flick it up to open and they seems to get stuck most of the time.

As least these are wide enough to allow a wheelchair to pass through even if only one door is open.

That just sounds like they need new rolling stock.

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We need to take the French approach and just close the doors on people.

I’ve advocated for replacing the rubber edges with blades. “Hey, if you don’t want to lose a bag, a finger, or a limb, then stand clear of the f*cking doors!”