Subway riders in Boston are playing their own game of “Where’s Waldo?” But instead of searching for a cartoon character with a red and white striped top, they’re on the lookout for subway trains with googly eyes decals. The head of transit service said the whimsical decals are attached to a handful of trains.
In this undated photo released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA, a subway car dons googly eyes under its front windshield in Boston . In this undated photo released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA, a subway car dons googly eyes under its front windshield in Boston . In this undated photo released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA, a subway car dons googly eyes under its front windshield in Boston .
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng said a small group of what he described as transit enthusiasts approached the agency with the unusual request to install the eyes on trains. The group even dropped off a package of plastic googly eyes at the MBTA’s headquarters in Boston.
The MBTA, which oversees the nation’s oldest subway system as well as commuter rail, bus and ferry service, has come under intense scrutiny in recent years for a series ofIt has also been plagued by slow zones, the delayed delivery of new vehicles and understaffing, although T officials say the slow zones are gradually being lifted.
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