As someone who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and has a relatively deep understanding of how the public transportation system works. In fact, I’d argue that the T, what the locals call the public transportation here, is among the best-kept and most organized I’ve ever experienced. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same, awesome experience that I’ve had while riding. Not long ago, patrons taking the Blue Line were in for a rude awakening when the line stopped and passengers were forced to get out and walk through the tunnels to evacuate.
Nearly 450 Boston transportation users were forced to evacuate through the dark, damp tunnels in which the subway cars travel through. The subway became stuck after an inexplicable power outage hit the area late last night. Despite no one having been injured or displaced accidentally as a result of the incident, it was still inconvenient for the hundreds of people who had somewhere to be.
Off-topic, it’s quite interesting to see the inside of a subway tunnel firsthand. Others in the comments agree, as one person said, “I wish they did tunnel tours.” Others disclosed how they would go into the subway systems in the 90s via open emergency exits just to see what it looked like inside. Fortunately, other commenters also confirmed that these exits have since been secured to only allow for exit from inside the tunnel.
Back on topic, I hope that the cost of transit for this trip was reimbursed in some way for everyone who had to deal with the issue. I can picture all the elderly or disabled folks who couldn’t easily make their way out of the tunnel the same way others could. In fact, you can see one man toward the end of the video wheeling the scooter he had intended to take when he reached his destination. Considering the various heat waves that have hit the city over the past two weeks, I can only imagine how hot it must have been inside as well.
