Photo: reddit / Todd Douglas
One commuter rail conductor wanted to do something to make the passengers on the train have a brighter day and get into the cheerful Christmas spirit, so he decorated an entire train car with lights, decorations and candy.
It was the best MBTA experience he’s ever had, passenger Todd Douglass, who posted about the improved train car on reddit, tells Boston Globe in an email. It was warm and inviting, friendly and nice: just the kind of experience you expect to have around Christmastime.
In the photo he posted, which you can also find attached to this article, paper decorations and lights are seen decking the cart, while a small Christmas tree is placed on a small table at one end of the car. Douglass says the conductor also handed out candy and had Christmas music playing on the speakers, and everyone was friendly, laughing and talking.
“I went to check it out since it was warm and inviting,” he explains. “They had a table with a tree, cookies, and juice boxes. The employees were dressed in holiday attire and playing Christmas music the whole ride in. It was honestly the nicest MBTA experience I’ve ever had. Definitely a nice change from the daily grind, sourness of commuting, and stress of the workday.”
The magical experience wouldn’t last more than a day. The same media outlet got a statement from Tory Mazzola, a spokesperson for Keolis Commuter Services, the MBTA’s commuter rail operator, in which he stresses that this was the conductor’s idea and doing. He did it on his own time and did not have approval from the company.
His gesture speaks volumes for the dedication of the company’s employees, Mazzola says, but “after hundreds of passengers were able to enjoy them, they were later taken down to eliminate confusion.” So much for spreading the Christmas cheer.
In the photo he posted, which you can also find attached to this article, paper decorations and lights are seen decking the cart, while a small Christmas tree is placed on a small table at one end of the car. Douglass says the conductor also handed out candy and had Christmas music playing on the speakers, and everyone was friendly, laughing and talking.
“I went to check it out since it was warm and inviting,” he explains. “They had a table with a tree, cookies, and juice boxes. The employees were dressed in holiday attire and playing Christmas music the whole ride in. It was honestly the nicest MBTA experience I’ve ever had. Definitely a nice change from the daily grind, sourness of commuting, and stress of the workday.”
The magical experience wouldn’t last more than a day. The same media outlet got a statement from Tory Mazzola, a spokesperson for Keolis Commuter Services, the MBTA’s commuter rail operator, in which he stresses that this was the conductor’s idea and doing. He did it on his own time and did not have approval from the company.
His gesture speaks volumes for the dedication of the company’s employees, Mazzola says, but “after hundreds of passengers were able to enjoy them, they were later taken down to eliminate confusion.” So much for spreading the Christmas cheer.
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