Farewell to the Original Type 7's and RIP C40LF!- MBTA news.

August 28, 2018 was the last run of an original Type 7. The last one was 3704, better known as the "Lyft train." The other Type 7 that was a Lyft train was 3701, which was my favorite Green Line Train. When the brakes went off, it sounded awesome.

3701 at Longwood. 

                                       

 3704's last run was on the B Train with Type 8 #3847. The last time I saw 3704, I was on the CT2 heading to Kendall Square to catch CSX B721. I got a horrible picture of it, since I was across the bus. I rode 3704 just days before it got shipped out to Alstom. I also rode it on third to last set, with Type 8 #3800. I rode it from Fenwood Road to Lechmere. Its final trip was also on the E, and it was running solo.

3704 doing a trip to Heath Street.

For those who do not know:

This is a rebuilt Type 7.

This is a non rebuilt Type 7.

Speaking of The Green Line, the Type 9s have arrived at Riverside and are supposed to be going into service. Sadly, I did not see any testing. They were built by CAF, which is a train manufacturer in Spain. I am very excited to ride them.

The Red, Blue, and Orange Lines all got new Countdown clocks, which tell you if your train has stopped and how many stops away your train is. These will eventually hit the Green Line and the Mattapan Line. 

Moving onto the Commuter Rail, 10 F40PH locomotives are at MPI for rebuild. They are 1028, 1031, 1032, 1035, 1050, 1054, 1063, 1068, and 1065. Both MP36s are at the South Side, 10 F40PHs are south, as well as 8 GP40MCs and 20 HSP46 locomotives. Meanwhile, 14 F40PHs, 13 GP40MCs, and 10 HSP46s are north. Here is where I got this information from. 

Moving onto buses, all Neoplan AN440LFs from Cabot have been moved to Fellsway, Albany Street, and Charlestown Garages.

a sight from the past.

I think that some Neoplans should go to the Arborway yard. Arborway could use a little diversity. 

I mean...

The only non XN40 bus at Arborway is this--

This is a NABI 40LFW. Currently retired at Arborway.

UPDATE 9/10/18: This bus has been scrapped. 

The only buses that the Arborway can own are CNG. AN440LFs are CNG, so why not bring some over here?

Also I found out some sad news. Every MBTA C40LF has been scrapped. Those were the first low-floor buses that the MBTA bought. These were up there with the best MBTA buses. They retired January 2016, and now they are finally scrapped. I wish they preserved one and sent it to The Seashore Trolley Museum. But not all good things can happen.