This version of the MBTA Red Line would be set in the present day, with route code: 3.NCCR7 03 WHAT IS THE MBTA RED LINE? The MBTA Red Line is one of four subway lines in Boston, Massachusetts, and was opened in 1912 as the Cambridge-Dorchester Line of the Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) and ran from the old Harvard station to the present-day Park Street station. Throughout the mid and late 1910s, the line would be extended South, down to the present-day Andrew Station, during the mid to late 20s, the Dorchester expansion was built, bringing the line to present-day Ashmont station. In 1932 Charles (Now Charles/MGH) was added as an in-fill station between Park Street and Kendall/MIT. In 1971, the South Shore extension opened with trains going to Quincy Center. In 1980, the line was extended beyond Quincy Center down to Braintree. At the other end of the line in 1983, the old Harvard Station was mostly demolished (small portions of it still exist today) and the line was extended to the new Harvard station. A year later, the line was extended North to Davis, then Alewife in 1985. From 1985 to the present day, the line hasn't seen much change other than platform extension from 4-6 cars, and station renovations along the route. HOW LONG WOULD THE ROUTE BE? The line consists of 22 stations, of which, 12 are underground and 10 are above ground. The line has a total route length of 22.5 miles or 36.2 kilometers. *Alewife to Ashmont is 11.5 miles or 18.5 kilometers long *Alewife to Braintree is 17.5 miles or 28.2 kilometers long The line features underground sections, 2 bridges (Longfellow Bridge and George L. Anderson Memorial Bridge), at-grade sections, elevated sections, and open-cut sections *Travel time from Alewife to Ashmont takes around 38 minutes to complete. *Travel time from Alewife to Braintree takes around 51 minutes to complete. MAINLINE The line begins at Alewife moving through the city of Cambridge with stops at Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall/MIT, then goes above ground and goes over the Longfellow bridge, at grade with traffic but is fenced off. Then as it leaves the Longfellow bridge it makes a stop at Charles/MGH. The line then goes underground and stops at Park Street, a station with a Spanish Solution platform arrangement, then Downtown Crossing, Boston South Station, Broadway, Andrew, and then comes out of the tunnel where the two branches go on their own tracks and go into JFK/UMass. At JFK/UMass there is also a connection to the Cabot Yard, which has storage tracks and a maintenance facility. Continuing South, the Ashmont Branch makes a stop at Savin Hill while the Braintree branch continues and does not stop there. The lines then separate into their own branches. ASHMONT BRANCH The Ashmont Branch consists of Fields Corner, Shawmut, and Ashmont. At Ashmont, the trains have to lay up in order to turn around for the next journey back to Alewife. Ashmont also has the Codman Yard, which is only meant for storage. BRAINTREE BRANCH Meanwhile, the Braintree branch has a very long stretch from JFK/UMass down to North Quincy. On the way there it passes over the Neponset river. The branch then continues South, stopping at Wollaston, Quincy Center, Quincy Adams, and finally Braintree. South of Braintree there is a small 4-track storage yard, known as Caddigan Yard. WHAT ARE OPERATIONS LIKE? The system uses One Person Train Operation (OPTO) and trains run in 6 car formations. The line has many different speed limits ranging from 10 MPH (16 KM/H) to 50 MPH (80 KM/H) The line utilizes Automatic Train Control (ATC) using audio frequency cab signaling. The Red Line consists of 3 unique rolling stock, the 1700s, the 1800s, and the 1900s. Pictures and descriptions below. THE TRAINS: UTDC 1700s Series. Built from 1987-1989. Car Length, 69 Feet 6 Inches. Car Width, 10 Feet. Trains are constructed of painted aluminum and utilize DC Motors. Trains run in <A-A>-<A-A>-<A-A> formations. Bombardier 1800s Series. Built from 1993-1994. Car Length, 69 Feet 6 Inches. Car Width, 10 Feet. Trains are constructed of stainless steel and utilize AC Motors. Trains run in <A-A>-<A-A>-<A-A> formations. CRRC 1900s Series. Car Length, 69 Feet 9.75 Inches. Car Width, 10 Feet. Trains are constructed of stainless steel and utilize AC Motors. Trains run in <A-B>-<B-A>-<B-A> formations. Stations: Alewife (TERMINUS): Davis Porter: Harvard: Central Kendall/MIT: Charles/MGH: Park Street: Downtown Crossing: South Station: Broadway: Andrew JFK/UMass: (Note: Ashmont and Braintree branches seperate completely south of Savin Hill.) ASHMONT BRANCH Savin Hill: (Braintree branch on the left, Commuter Rail in the middle, Ashmont branch on the right.) Fields Corner: Shawmut Ashmont (TERMINUS): BRAINTREE BRANCH: North Quincy Wollaston: Quincy Center Quincy Adams: Braintree (TERMINUS): MBTA Map: TSW needs more American passenger routes and more subway routes, so let's get some support for this route. Also, I couldn't put more than 20 pictures so some station pictures are excluded.
Bring it on furthermore you would have different style of different style of stations the 1980s extension to Alewife 1970s to Braintree from JFK Umass
Honestly it would be cool to either have a transitional era with both old and new stock, or have the new stock as default, and have the old stock do rail tours like on the Bakerloo line
I agree and gameplay wise you have the 1980s Alewife Harvard extension stations and 1970-1980s JFK Umass Braintree extension stations.
True but the stock introduced in the suggestion all currently run but maybe the newest one, (the 1900) could be excluded as it is replacing the other two trains (the 1700 and 1800) or the other way around where it is only the newest train.
I meant that the 1900 would be the default train, but the 1800 could run limited service like how the 1938 stock does on the new Bakerloo timetable
Ah, I see what you mean. In the actual system, there is no default train really. There are multiple trains running together in passenger service. Since 1993 The 1500s, 1600s (not included in the suggestion as they are basically the same as the 1700s, I just went with the 1700s as they are the newest of the 3) the 1700s and 1800s all ran together up until 2020, with the introduction of the 1900. The 1900 will be replacing the entire Red Line fleet, but today they are still in the process of replacing the fleet. The older models will probably be gone by 2030.
