At The T. Leitz Summaron 35mm

I had time for a Blippedition today.  Back to a favorite old neighborhood not explored here before.  This is Brookline Village commuter station, on the Green D Line which goes all the way from the eastern parts of Boston out to the western outskirts of the city.  Brookline Village is the oldest part of Brookline, where the town hall, central police and fire headquarters and main library are, and also some of the loveliest architecture.
I spent some time hanging out on the platform watching the trolley cars come and go. Downtown, they run underground, emerging at a certain point to run on their exclusive right-of-way.  There is only one section of the city where there is still street running - accompanied by chaos as trolleys and cars vie for position on the narrow streets.  
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, the MBTA, or simply, The T to Bostonians, is not known for its efficiency, or for keeping up with technology.  But that's not what I saw today.  It astonished me how frequent the trains were, every few minutes.  Each one was heralded by a digital display on the platform and a vocal AI announcement.  These are welcome innovations since the days, decades ago, when I rode the T every day.  Back then, it was a crap shoot when the train would show up, if at all.  The sign on the front car tells us that it is heading for Union Square.  This section from downtown actually runs all the way to West Medford, the neighborhood of Tufts University.  Somehow, a couple of years ago, the line was constructed with the incorrect gauge - the distance between the rails.  How the error escaped notice until the first train tried to run over the section, beggars belief.  It's a major scandal involving millions of tax payer dollars.  Heads are rolling.  But then, this is the kind of thing we expect from the MBTA, the oldest subway system in the country.  In the meantime, the trolleys run to Union Square.

The Extra: Across the street from the station is this wonderful brick warehouse which has been repurposed into condos.  The lovely post office is on the distant corner, and little shops tucked into the street level.