MBTA To Deactivate Controls On CTC-1B Commuter Rail Coaches February 3, 2007 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced that it will be taking an unnecessary step to deactivate the controls on 25 of their CTC-1B commuter rail coaches because they have more cab control cars than blind trailer cars, the agency said. “This plan has to be done in order to increase the amount of blind trailers in the system,” said MBTA General Manager Daniel A Grabauskas. “The class leader, 1600, has been brought into the shop at BET to have this work performed and will include the removal of all horns, bells, ditch lights and cab controls.” 1601 hasn’t been able to lead a commuter rail train since the summer of 1992. The coaches were constructed by Bombardier in 1989-91 and are currently 18 years old. The MBTA’s commuter rail fleet is maintained by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR) and includes 80 locomotives, 270 single and 140 bi-level coaches. The age of the fleet ranges from between 28 and two years. The service carries approximately 450,000 customers on a single weekday. Even though some of the CTC-1Bs will no longer be cab cars, the other 28 CTC-1Bs and all 34 CTC-3s can still lead trains as well as all 24 CTC-4s. They will now be used exclusively as regular blind coaches. The process will continue until the summer of 2009 until all 25 have had their controls “Deactivated”. The T is planning on purchasing new coaches-75 to be exact, of which 28 will be cab cars. If you see these numbers, then they can’t lead a train: 1600, 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614, 1615, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1619, 1620, 1621, 1622, 1623 and 1624. Each coach can seat 120 riders in a two-plus-three seating configuration. Bombardier built the initial order of 50 coaches for the T due to ridership increases and by mid-1990, over 100 Bombardier-built coaches were delivered to the MBTA. Only 1625, 1626, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1630, 1631, 1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1641, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1647, 1649, 1650, 1651 and 1652 can still lead a train. Other single-level coaches in service were manufactured by Pullman and MBB, said officials. 1648 was wrecked on October 28, 1990 after only a few weeks in service and was a parts source for 16 years. It was brought into BET in early April of 2006 to have important parts removed, then it was scrapped outside as part of the CRASP program. “We have a shortage of blind trailers, that’s why we’re deactivating some of the 1600-series cab cars and turning them into blinds,” said Grabauskas.

Nice! How busy is Wildwood? I’m from New Jersey and I’m coming down to Florida in two weeks and I’m just wondering as I’m planning to go to Wildwood since my dad are going to visit my grandpa who lives near there.

Wow, that's dedication! NIce catches, especially two SD70MACs facing forward at the front of one train.

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You bitch ass pussy

The 1014 sounds like 1011

Great video. @AAPRCO

A fnaf time eh ...WATCH IS DAT ANNOYING SOUND

How in the hell do you have the willpower to record and one of them most dangerous areas in this state we're almost 10% are unemployed and crime rate is the second highest in the state! It is even worse at 12 a.m. That takes a lot of guts to record and Lawrence at that time of night

Nice catches Eli

Indeed

Nice to see them making good speed thru there.

Nice video

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Nice video Eli

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Nice video

awesome train video

Great video! I wish we had shared assets down here in Virginia. Also, good catch on that Pan Am SD40 running lite!

nice video and great catch of all the train's in your video.

Awesome video Eli

Nice video Eli, fun chase today

nice video and awesome catch of the ns hearitadge unit leading on the autorack train.

Crossing bells are not annoying

Nice video! I saw that first 448 in Worcester my friend was the engineer on it

Great video! I wish Q437 still ran at that time. Nowadays they begin doubling up/putting together their train at Nevins Yard in Framingham at about 6 or 6:30 p.m., and they usually don't leave Framingham until 10:00 p.m. or so.

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You gotta love the graffiti on the pan am boxcar at 8:46.topcat and friends.I've seen it in up in waterville,me.

@Dplfilms Thanks for the comment, i like the branch just wished the RR maintained it better.

Nice video! I see you were in my territory down on the branch!

Great video Eli

Sick lashup on 28N!

Nice meeting you at Garden Street. Nice video

Awesome catches Eli

nice! btw are you going to mec470's historic move in Maine this august? after the 13 railfans which are going are going railfaning.

Great catches Eli

Great video I like how its snowing in early march in your video and as the days go by the snow slowly starts to disappear! Great spot too!

Great video Eli

Are you going back to Lawernce Station

Awesome video Eli see you soon

We caught that pose at plaistow last night around 5 pm

Thank you everyone, Hayden you should go here

Great shots Eli

Awesome catches Eli

Some good catches here! Awesome meet with the PWBO and POSE!

Great video Eli, thanks for sharing!

awesome meet with sepo and poed Eli

Awesome catches Eli

Very good! I like videos where I can see the whole train. I feel cheated otherwise. Keep up the good work.