An MBTA Green Line train was disabled because of an equipment issue in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, the fourth incident requiring the T to bring in shuttle buses on the line in five days.
The train was disabled at St. Paul Street, the MBTA said, citing an issue with the train's pantograph — the metal apparatus on top of the vehicle that pulls in electricity from overhead power lines.
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Shuttle buses were running between Coolidge Corner and Kenmore Square in Boston.
Regular service had resumed by around 2 p.m.
Also Wednesday afternoon, a Green Line train at Government Center experienced a door problem, causing a delay of about 15 minutes.
Pantograph issues were blamed in Green Line incidents on Friday and Saturday Another trolley on the line was disabled Tuesday over what the MBTA called a power issue.
It comes a week after the T revealed that much of the track on the new Green Line Extension would have to be redone because of issues involving the width of the track.
