Switch issues strand commuter rail rides for hours
MBTA passengers were stranded for hours on Thursday night due to a switch issue that caused severe delays, officials say.
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MBTA Announces Planned Service Outage Scheduled to June
As Governor Maura Healey put it during the State of the Commonwealth speech, ‘People need transportation and public transit they can rely on,’ and the infrastructure investments by the MBTA in 2024 ...
MBTA chief: South Coast Rail testing is over. These are the project's 'final steps'
MBTA general manager Phillip Eng says South Coast Rail is "real." Here are the final steps before the project gets rolling.
MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains "within days"
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could ...
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MBTA to increase speed on Red Line from 40 to 50 mph
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 ...
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MBTA officials announce speed increase on red line service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
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MBTA Approves $54MM Plan to Introduce BEMUs on Fairmount Commuter Rail Line (UPDATED, 1/24)
Board of Directors on July 25 approved a $54 million plan to bring BEMU (battery-electric multiple-unit) train service to the ...
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Red and Orange lines could soon hit 50 mph, MBTA officials say
MBTA Chief Safety Officer Timothy Lesniak told the T board about an incident that occurred Monday, when one Red Line train approaching Davis Station northbound could not make it up a hill due to a ...