By roadman - 8/14/15 - 12:25 pm

what all those orange spots on the track between Wyoming and Wakefield stations on the Haverhill/Reading Line denote. Read more.

By roadman - 5/5/15 - 8:06 pm

that convinced the managers at Keolis that there was going to be snow in the forecast. Judging by the cluster that North Station became at the tail end of rush hour, it felt more like the bad old days of February than early May.

By roadman - 4/29/15 - 5:42 pm

"We have two seasons - winter and construction" doesn't just apply to highways. Got this e-mail from Keolis regarding pending track work on the Haverhill line. In summary, riders should expect delays and bustitution.

By adamg - 4/24/15 - 6:19 pm

A Boston lawyer says the T and Keolis owe commuter-rail riders a lot more than just a 15% discount on their Mass passes, so, of course, he's filed a lawsuit.

By adamg - 3/30/15 - 8:26 am

Keolis officials were at North Station this morning thanking commuters for their patience as the company restored all the trains it lost in the snows of February.

Probably just as well they weren't at South Station, where commuters were reporting delays and cancellations on the Providence Line:

Crazy - I'm now an hour and 15 mins behind sched. They cancelled the 6:42 and next train was late, too.

By roadman - 3/20/15 - 2:02 pm

Just got this e-mail from Keolis

By adamg - 3/12/15 - 3:04 pm

Keolis today released a list of trains it says will start running again on Monday as it works to restore full service by the end of the month. The new trains should bring commuter rail back to about 75% of its pre-snow schedule.

By roadman - 3/9/15 - 10:08 am

Just got this e-mail from Keolis regarding additional trains:

By roadman - 2/20/15 - 5:06 pm

from the fact you're cancelling trains. Just don't post the cancelled trains on your information board.

By roadman - 2/19/15 - 12:21 pm

For what it's worth, I got this e-mail from Keolis earlier

February 19, 2015
A letter to our MBTA Commuter Rail passengers:

By roadman - 2/13/15 - 10:11 am

the MBTA issues this week couldn't get any more absurd, now they're apparently sending out alerts without verifying the information first.

By adamg - 11/20/14 - 7:46 am

State House News Service reports on the penalties the state assessed Keolis.

By adamg - 9/18/14 - 9:13 am

Keolis, which now runs the local commuter-rail trains, shows some of the work involved in its current program to deep-clean every passenger coach - a process that's taking a three-person crew 24 hours for the average car.

Back Bay commuter-rail lobby
By adamg - 7/7/14 - 3:38 pm

Tristan was impressed with the fresh paint at Back Bay today:

Looks like Keolis did some enspiffening at #BackBay station! Nice change.

Ed. question: How long will the paint remain white in a station that fills with diesel fumes whenever a commuter-rail train pulls in?

By adamg - 1/8/14 - 4:20 pm

The Globe reports the board of the state Department of Transportation voted today to replace MBCR with the French company Keolis to run commuter rail for at least eight years, starting this June.