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Originally Posted by Randomguy34
This underscores how the current commuter rail system ... acted as extensions of the 'T'. If you show a map of Boston's rail system, the commuter rails fill in the gaps between 'T' lines.
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I noticed this. The Fairmount Line looks like it goes through some of the densest neighborhoods in southern Boston, the Needham line goes as far as some above-average density suburbs on the outskirts, and even other lines make several stops within the dense core of the metro (although this I believe is normal for commuter systems).
I think that the Needham line would work better as an extension of the Green Line and the Fairmount Line would work better as a subway line, though I undestand that these ideas are expensive, so probably why things are the way they are currently.