MBTA Green Line Type 9 LRV ride: Copley to Boston College

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Published 2021-02-01
While railfanning at Copley, this train arrived. It is a CAF Type 9 LRV, which rolled out right at the start of 2019. They are rare to find, replacing only the Type 7 vehicles involved in accidents since 2008 for now. This is my first time seeing the CAF Type 9 streetcars in person, so I decided to ride. I didn't know I would go all the way, but then this video wouldn't exist.

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Recorded on December 13, 2020 with social distancing.
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All Comments (21)
  • @TransitUSA
    Note: This video was recorded before the B Branch redevelopment, when the MBTA consolidated BU West and St. Paul Street into a brand new station called Amory Street, as well as Pleasant Street and the old Babcock Street being closed and consolidated into a newer Babcock Street. The new stations greatly improve traffic flow on the roads and capacity on the Green Line. That makes this recording extremely rare, because there are 3 stations in this video with Type 9 announcements that are now closed (St. Paul Street, Pleasant Street, BU West). A great visualization of what I'm talking about can be found on this geographically accurate track PDF I found here. www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/Boston_MBTA_…
  • @eart6616
    it's not quite the same without the smell, earsplitting noise, and existential dread from being nobody in a town that doesn't care. but now i can pretend like i'm taking 40 minutes to get to chorus rehearsal from the comfort of my own house! :)
  • @jeanetteroberts4427
    Streetscape looks like the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. I lot of beautiful apartment complexes lining the street.
  • @bethbudner50
    Awesome job on the amazing new Green line trains. Even though I had to play w/ the volume function to get the sound on again it's still a very cool video to watch. Of course, this sure brings back fond memories of my fun Springboard Sports Club activities (i.e. B.C. Eagles/UNH hockey game in early JAN '13) and/or SOMA basketball events (i.e. Our Red team's season-ending win over the Blue team in mid-MAR '19). Ditto for my CHAI program glory days @ Dexter PK in Brookline. Beth Budner, Auburndale, MA.
  • @EpicThe112
    If you are looking for a European counterparts of this you might be looking at Frankfurt Am Main U-Bahn and Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn. These were built as Tramway Subway lines
  • @bethbudner50
    Awesome job finally bringing in more new Green line train. Hopefully, they can do more of the same w/ the new Red line trains (i.e. My future NEY Adult bowling league sessions @ Boston Bowl in Dorchester). Beth Budner, Auburndale, MA.
  • @edwardmiessner6502
    They're okay, but hideous on the outside. Type 8s are nicer. Type 7s are nicer still and in my opinion the nicest trolleys Boston's ever had. At least they're not an abomination like the old PCCs or an affliction like Boeing LRVs. 👍 Just thinking about the Type 7s and watching you pass Washington Street Brighton bring back fond memories. 🥰
  • @thomasalton1220
    How things have changed on the Green Line since I went to BC from 1976-1980! I usually visit Boston every year or so and notice the new rolling stock on the T. But this trolley is brand new. Never saw a CAF Type 9 LRV in 2019, the last time I was in Boston (before the pandemic)
  • @kristalakey6019
    i like the part where the videographer pointed the camera straight center to see the other ahead cars swivel and train moved.
  • @233CFH
    As someone who's from Jersey City, New Jersey and has never been to Boston, it really sounds weird to hear a female's voice on the light rail, or any of it's vehicles except for the commuter rail. Great video!