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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT'S UP WITH THE T?

A Review of the Underlying Problems
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Record Snowfall

Boston has set records for snowfall in two-week, 30-day and 40-day spans.
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OLD DC MOTORS

  • Some Red Line and all Orange Line trains haven't been replaced in 35 years
  • Snow blows into air filtration, melts, then shorts electrical system
  • 85% of delays last week stemmed from propulsion failures
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UNDERINVESTMENT

  • MBTA owes $9 billion in debt and interest
  • $3 billion backlog in maintenance
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