Originally Posted by
RatherBeOnATrain
Is North or South station closer to the office you would be commuting to? If one is much closer than the other, then I would start by looking at the towns along the lines that go to the station closer to your office.
Back in 2012, Boston made the mistake of hiring the head of Atlanta's transit system; my impression is that Boston is still recovering from that mistake. Here are some news articles whose headlines kind of explain what happened:
Boston Globe - Atlanta transit head hired to lead MBTA (September 25, 2012)
Boston.com: New T manager underwent professional counseling in Atlanta (November 11, 2012)
Boston Globe: With riders at wits’ end, Beverly Scott quits as MBTA leader (February 11, 2015)
CBS Boston: Obama Withdraws Nomination Of Ex-MBTA Head Beverly Scott To NTSB (October 6, 2015)
Atlanta's transit system, MARTA, has dramatically improved in the last few years, after she left for Boston. Hopefully her Boston replacement is making similar progress there!
Don't know about ATL, but it won't do much good in Boston. We have issues with the T that are greater than the individuals alone. The debt load is crushing and the trains badly need to be replaced. It gets the job done, but not much more than that.
Mike