Snowstorm Aftermath Shackles MBTA

Innumerable Boston commuters were severely inconvenienced this morning.

The cold and piles upon piles of recent snow caused aging elements of the MBTA infrastructure to break or malfunction, sources have reported. The Red Line, Green Line, and Commuter Rail all experienced delays, and some stations closed altogether, during the last 24 hours.

Early this morning, officials specifically cautioned MBTA customers to avoid the Red Line - parts of which were literally frozen solid Monday night - if they had any alternate means of reaching their destination.

“I don’t really have another way to get to work,” said a man named Dan Zachs, according to WBZ-TV. “So I gotta try.”

Shuttle buses had to be brought in to replace the the Green Line route between Kenmore Station and Haymarket, which was shut down until approximately noon, according to NECN.

In an interview with the Boston Herald, MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott said this morning’s service problems might not have been as catastrophic if the state devoted more resources to public transportation maintenance.

“This is when the wake-up call on the lack of investment hits us in the face. I wish I could wave a magic wand, but I can’t. It breaks my heart,” she said.

“I’m going to be straight-forward. We know that we’ve really inconvenienced people.”

Several sources cite Governor Charlie Baker voicing substantial distress over the situation.

“The weather conditions are pretty extraordinary,” he said, according to CBS. “But clearly, this can’t happen again.”