Finding a rare open seat on the morning commuter rail may be more difficult than ever and there's a reason why. According to CBS News, commuter line choo choo's (that's the professional term for "train") have had significantly fewer passenger cars attached to their cabooses this past month and a half:
"For the last six weeks, there has been a shortage of commuter rail coaches.
In a contract the MBTA has with Keoloiscs Commuter Services, 362 coaches are to be used in March. Keoloiscs was, on average, 30 coaches short for the last few weeks, according to officials and statistics from the monthly commuter rail update."
Maintenance issues have been to blame for the shortage but full service is planned to return within the next few weeks...then again we are talking about the MBTA so this could take bit longer. In the meantime, be sure to wear comfortable shoes for standing (Red Sox crocs?) and practice your "Serenity Now" mantra to keep from going loco on the locomotive.
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