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Photos: What the first Monday morning commute during the Orange Line shutdown looked like

Commuters were faced with the choice of boarding shuttle buses, taking the commuter rail, opting for a bicycle, or hitting the road in a car.

By Dialynn Dwyer

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The gates were closed up for the Orange Line as a sign announces shuttle bus service instead at Wellington Station. – Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
Steve Poftak, the general manager of the MBTA, helped commuters make their way onto shuttles outside of the Forest Hills MBTA station. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
Shuttles lined up outside of the Forest Hills MBTA station. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
Commuters ride on a shuttle that departed from the Forest Hills MBTA station. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
A shuttle bus driver waved to an oncoming shuttle bus as he made his way to Malden Center from Oak Grove. – Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
A passenger disembarked from the shuttle bus at Sullivan Square Station. – Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
Alex Folgo of Medford looked at her phone as she took the shuttle bus in place of Orange Line service. Folgo said that she was impressed with service so far and was able to get the shuttle bus from Wellington right away. – Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
Cars filled the ‘Buses Only’ lane at the intersection of Route 28 and Route 16. – Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
Shuttles arrived at Copley Square. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
A MBTA worker stands in front of a shuttle at Copley Square. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
State Street at Congress Street was closed to cars to make way for shuttle buses and bikes. – Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe
A Transit police officer assists a motorist on Congress Street to maneuver the road closures. – Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe
A bicyclist made a left out of the Community College Station where buses were running in place of Orange Line service. – Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
A shuttle bus driver opens the lower storage of a shuttle for a passenger heading to Forest Hills. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
A cyclist passes by the Copley Square shuttle drop off. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rides the Green Line towards Government Center after coming into the city via the Forest Hills Orange Line shuttle. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
A cyclist passes by the Copley Square shuttle drop off. – Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe
Shuttle buses and MBTA ambassadors were on hand at Government Center. – Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe

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