{"id":7310,"date":"2024-07-03T22:18:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T02:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=7310"},"modified":"2024-07-03T22:18:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T02:18:58","slug":"concord-mbta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/concord-mbta\/","title":{"rendered":"Concord (MBTA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, West Concord was an 8.5\/10. That was good! What about its very revolutionary sibling, Concord? Well….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thoreau St., the general area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, the walk from West Concord<\/a> was pretty pleasant save for a dicey crossing of the Concord Turnpike (MA Rte. 2). The town center was pretty nice, as an area. There’s local restaurants, a Cumby’s, a Dunkies, and even a train station! Let’s look at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh fuck…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oh god. Oh dear god. This is bad. So, you have two low level inaccessible platforms. They’re both in rather shitty condition. The inbound platform has the red dot matrix signage and a freakin’ BUS SHELTER for shelter. YEAH. YOU GET A RINKY DINKY-ASS LITTLE BUS SHELTER TO PROTECT YOU FROM THE RAIN AND SNOW HERE. You also have a few benches and a bit of parking as well. Yay? I wonder how Paul Revere would feel about this station. 1 if by land, 2 if by sea? I think 1 if a good station, 2 if absolute dogshit, and for this one I’d have to put out two lanterns to signify it’s a STEAMING SACK OF SHIT. The redcoats are coming? Yeah, they’re coming, to warn everyone this station is godawful! Especially when you have an 8.5\/10 station IN THE SAME GODDAMN TOWN! FUCK. The station house looks cool at least?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NO TRAIN HORN!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BENCHY BENCHY BOI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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GRADE CROSSING<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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TOWARDS WACHUSETT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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TOWARDS THE RED AND GREEN LINES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At least this looks cool! There’s even a couple murals!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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THAT’S EVERYTHING.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FREE PARKING?! WHY NOT RUN A GODDAMN MBTA BUS OUT HERE<\/strong>?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MOAR!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The station house from the frontside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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YOU WANT YOUR F40?! HAVE YOUR DAMN F40!!!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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POPPIN’ A FREAKIN’ WHEELIE!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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HELVETICA FUCKIN’ BOLD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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OH THANK GOD PLEASE GET ME OUT OF HERE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It’s in the town center, kinda! Yeah, that’s about it. Free parking too, maybe?

The bad: EVERYTHING ELSE. WHY ARE ALL THE AMENITIES SHIT, THEY’RE ALL BUNCHED NEXT TO A BUS SHELTER ON THE INBOUND PLATFORM, WHY IS THERE A BUS SHELTER?! WHY, JUST WHY?! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!

Nearby points of interest: I got lunch at a nearby place. Wasn’t the best of food in terms of quality though. The area looks interesting though!

Transit connections:
Commuter Rail (Fitchburg)

Overall, just, no. Just no. This one pissed me off after West Concord. WHY?!

Rating: 3\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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