I’m still trying to figure out what the point was in shutting down the subways.
I read somewhere that 40% of the subway lines are above ground.
A lot of the subway system, outside of Manhattan, is above ground and some of it is elevated. Including those parts where trains are ‘turned around’. I think it was more of a logistical issue wrt to train car/engine turnaround than one with underground snow. Kind of like a big storm in one part of the country can affect air travel in other parts, simply because the use of certain hubs to move planes from here to there isn’t feasible during a storm.
No kidding. Last time I checked, subways were underground, which is the very definition of a subway, and it don’t snow down there.
The subways should not have been shut down. Running the subways on the above ground portions, keeps the tracks clear of snow.
You would think a man of the people would know that. /s
Because of the snow, silly!
http://wgbhnews.org/post/what-mbta-owes-88-blizzard
What The MBTA Owes To The ‘88 Blizzard
Interestingly, the Blizzard of 1888 sparked Boston to put in a subway system - MBTA
I’m still trying to figure out what the point was in shutting down the subways.
They didn’t want people tracking filthy snow on their clean floors ,LOL