"It was a little ... ridiculous", according to video of one Orange Line traveler who hopped on in Malden. August 20th was the first day of this month's Orange Line shutdown. Lots of busses traveled through Malden, and at least one made it to Stoneham. WCVB reporting quoted that rider about their bus ride from Malden:
"We were suddenly going north on I-93. And he's asking us 'Am I going the right way?' No, no, everyone is saying no ... And then all of a sudden we're directing him. He's asking us where we're going and we're saying North Station. He's like, ' What's the address?' I'm like North Station. That's it."
Boston.com reminds reader, another shutdown arrives in September, but that impacts the other end of the Orange Line.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/orange-line-bus-mistakenly-shuttles-passenger
Here's the must-see two-minute WCVB Channel 5 video clip on the first-day-shutdown, wrongway bus: https://youtu.be/LlEA55xk70w?si=3BBg9_cUnAfiCjar
Here are some photos from the first day.
Malden Center
Oak Grove
If you have highlights, photos, stories or fond memories or expressions of appreciation from your latest Orange Line bus run, feel free to share them.