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JumboChimp t1_j6n7t4o wrote

Reply to comment by puglord in Extremly Unrealistic Fantasy MBTA Subway map. The Silver Line is converted into light rail. Let me know what your favorite part of the map is and what I missed. by Wide_right_yes

Once upon a time that was the Green Line A branch, which ran to the intersection of Galen St and Nonantum in Watertown. The 57 bus more or less follows the same route.

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puglord t1_j6nbcmw wrote

It should really be considered again with that new West Station development planned nearby!

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JumboChimp t1_j6ncwt0 wrote

One problem would be that it ran in the street, not in its own right-of-way, and I don't think that would fly today, but the bigger one, the thing that killed it, is the Newton I-90 interchange. Before the Pike the A branch crossed the railroad tracks on the Washington Street bridge, which carried traffic in both directions. After the Pike, that bridge was one way northbound for cars, but two way for the trolleys. In theory, so long as traffic followed the lights vehicles wouldn't get stuck on the bridge blocking the trains when the southbound trains had the green. In theory.

I have concerns about West Station too, because it's very close to Boston Landing, and having stops super close together slows things down.

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