From 1924 to 2008, your ride to Downtown Boston was at least comfortable on the various cars that operated today's Blue Line. The Type 1/2 built in 1923 by Pullman had a contoured wooden bench seat. The Type 3's built in 1951 by the St. Louis Car Company had a very comfortable cushioned bench seat to them. The Type 4 cars, built in 1978 by Hawker-Siddeley were both modern and comfortable, with individual contoured vinyl padded seating. Two survive in great condition at Seashore. The Type 5 cars, built by Siemens in 2008 are quite modern, but far from comfortable. IMHO these are the least comfortable seats ever constructed for an MBTA train. At least the Sox won 7 to 4 over Tampa Bay !

Photographed by Jay Gadon, April 29, 2014.
Added to the photo archive by Jay Gadon, April 30, 2014.
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