Trains in Boston

There are quite several subway lines in Boston, making traveling by public transportations not too painful. Most of the stations do not have anything that can be called platform. The trains looks much higher and monstrous than those in Tokyo or some other cities in the world.
Fares are quite reasonable, especially for long distant riders, since it is a flat charge of $2.00 for adults. Fixtures on the train either metal or solid plastics, most of them quite old with fading colors.
No time tables are visible anywhere and there are not many trains per hour anyway. What one needs is patient.
On the other hand, trains in Tokyo are mostly following exact schedules, to the seconds. Whenever the train is late, the conductors will apologize repeatedly, from station to station. The result? Accidents happened because the drivers have to try too hard observing the schedules. The most famous one is the Amagasaki rail crash. To catch up the delay of about 1 minute and 30 seconds, the driver overshot and derailed the train, killing 106 passengers.
I will rather wait longer for the train, and live longer.