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MBTA Red Line dispatches shuttle buses after train becomes disabled
The MBTA dispatched shuttle buses to replace Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard for nearly four hours Monday after a train became disabled near Davis. At 11:22 a.m., the MBTA announced on X ...
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 ...
MBTA Red Line dispatches shuttle buses, frustrating riders
Shuttle buses were dispatched to replace Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard on Monday after a train became disabled near Davis. The MBTA has not explained how the train became disabled. The ...
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MBTA wants trains to go faster on Red and Orange Lines
Some issues still emerge. 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 ...
Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The MBTA announced that the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be increasing speeds as a result of the Track Improvement ...
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MBTA to increase speed on Red Line from 40 to 50 mph
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts of the Braintree Branch. One month ago ...
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MBTA Orange Line resumes service after lengthy delay from disabled train
A disabled train on the MBTA’s Orange Line caused protracted ... reasons other than preexisting speed restrictions. On the Red Line, another train was disabled Friday between JFK/UMass and ...
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MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
Some issues still emerge. 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 ...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, Bradley Airport Rail Link
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s South Coast Rail (SCR) project remains on track to open this spring. Also, a ...
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Wellesley Square train station’s accessible platforms almost ready
The MBTA has nearly completed work on accessible mini-high platforms on the inbound and outbound sides of the Wellesley ...
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MBTA Approves $54MM Plan to Introduce BEMUs on Fairmount Commuter Rail Line (UPDATED, 1/24)
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors on July 25 approved a $54 million plan to bring BEMU (battery-electric multiple-unit) train service to the Fairmount Commuter ...
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MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains “within days”
BOSTON (WBZ) — The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) wants to bring ... so I really enjoy taking the train to work every day,” said Red Line rider Andria Sand. Last week, in her ...