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Green Line shutdown should remove remaining slow zones
There’s a little bit more pain ahead before T riders can hopefully finally have a slow-zone free ride! Friday through December 20 MBTA Green Line service is suspended between Medford/Tufts through Park Street Station. There are replacement shuttles from Medford/Tufts through North Station, and then riders are encouraged to use the Orange Line between North Station and Park Street....
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Commuter rail hits car on the track in Abington
The driver of the car is expected to survive despite the collision with an MBTA commuter rail.
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Commuter rail delays after train strikes car on tracks
Officials say the warning signs were working properly, and the driver is expected to be ok.
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MBTA commuter train collides with minivan in Abington
A driver is lucky to be alive but she has very serious injuries after her car was hit by a train. It happened in the middle of the afternoon at a crossing in Abington. “All of a sudden they hit the airbrake really quick,” said Brian Walters, a passenger on the commuter rail train. “Next thing I knew the...
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MBTA Red Line is now without slow zones for the first time in at least 20 years
The MBTA’s Red Line, spanning from Braintree to Cambridge, has resumed full service following track work that has removed the last slow zones on the rapid transit line. Monday marks the first time in at least two decades that the Red Line has been without an active speed restriction, according to an MBTA spokesperson. The recent Red Line service...
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Budget limitations could put MBTA improvements in slow zone, advocates fear
The MBTA is headed toward a fiscal cliff and transit advocates say decisions on how to trim the budget need to be made by the end of the year or the outcome will be detrimental for the state. In early 2024, Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order creating the Transportation Funding Task Force, a group of 31 public transit…
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MBTA about to lift subways' last speed restrictions
More than a third of the entire MBTA subway network was covered by slow zones as of September 2023 — today, less than a mile of slow zones remain, on the Red and Green lines.
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Budget limitations could put MBTA improvements in slow zone, advocates fear
The MBTA is headed toward a fiscal cliff and transit advocates say decisions on how to trim the budget need to be made by the end of the year or advocates say the outcome will be detrimental for the state....
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Watchdog: Mass. must ‘repent' for MBTA's ‘crippling debts'
Dubbing persistent debt the “original sin” saddling public transportation, a watchdog group called on Beacon Hill to make debt relief a central part of the next MBTA financial rescue plan. The MBTA Advisory Board, an independent group that represents Massachusetts cities and towns that help fund the T, took a deep dive through the history of public transit in Boston…
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Teen arrested 6 days after shooting on MBTA Red Line platform in Boston
A teenager was arrested nearly a week after a shooting on a T platform in Boston, MBTA Transit Police said Friday.
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Police search for gunman in MBTA station shooting
A man was shot on a platform at the Broadway Red Line stop in South Boston.
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Suspect sought in shooting at Broadway MBTA stop
Police are looking for the person who shot someone on the platform at a train station in South Boston.
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Orange Line is free of slow zones for 1st time in 15 years
The MBTA says slow zones have been eliminated on the Orange Line after track work.
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Man shot at Boston MBTA station, Red Line service affected
A man was shot on a platform at the MBTA Red Line’s Broadway Station in Boston Friday evening, police said. The man is expected to survive the gunshot wound to his lower extremities, according to the MBTA Transit Police, which said it was investigating the shooting, reported about 5:30 p.m. The man was rushed to the hospital. A witness...
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‘Thank you' event held for end of Orange Line slow zones
With all of the slow zones having been lifted on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll wanted to thank the MBTA and its riders on Friday.
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Healey thanks T workers, riders following work to eliminate Orange Line slow zones
With all of the slow zones having been lifted on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll wanted to thank the MBTA and its riders. They joined state transportation officials and MBTA workers at Haymarket Station on Friday morning to celebrate the achievement. It’s the first time in 15 years that there have been no…
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2 more MBTA employees fired amid Cabot Yard investigation
The MBTA has terminated two more employees amid an investigation into suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility.
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Woman stabbed in area of Forest Hills MBTA station
A woman was stabbed Monday afternoon near an MBTA station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Boston police say the incident happened just after 4:15 p.m. on Washington Street in the area of Forest Hills. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. Authorities did not say whether any arrests have been made. The stabbing is under investigation. No further...
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Here's what to know ahead of the T's November Red Line shutdowns
Parts of the MBTA’s Red Line will shut down multiple times next month. Red Line service will be suspended early in November between Broadway and North Quincy from Nov. 5 through Nov. 10 and between Broadway and Ashmont on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10. The MBTA announced all service changes for the month on Oct. 17. Alternate service options are…
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4 MBTA employees fired amid investigation into alleged criminal activity at Cabot Yard
The MBTA has terminated four employees as the agency continues to investigate suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility.