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Major railroad project won't disrupt commutes, Mass. officials say
Expected to last around eight years once it gets underway, the MBTA’s planned replacement of a key 93-year-old railroad drawbridge over the Charles River will have minimal effects on commuters, state officials promised Thursday. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng, MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, and Gov. Maura Healey were among those gathered below the departures board in Boston’s North Station,...
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Feds fully funding North Station drawbridge replacement
Massachusetts will get nearly half a billion dollars in federal money to help replace a drawbridge connecting North Station to railways north of Boston, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Monday. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the MBTA $472 million in so-called MEGA grant funding for the North Station Draw One bridge replacement project. A T official said that...
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MBTA Commuter Rail fire put out at Boston's North Station
A fire on an MBTA Commuter Rail train brought firefighters to Boston’s North Station Friday, the department said. Boston firefighters were seen atop a train at the rail hub near TD Garden. The fire was in a train’s engine, firefighters said. No one was hurt and the fire was put out, according to the department. NBC10 Boston has reached...
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Tasty Burger has apparently closed its North Station location
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like a local group of burger spots has shut down one of its locations. According to multiple sources, Tasty Burger at North Station in Boston is no longer in business, with a check within the Tasty Burger website seeming to confirm this, as it is no longer shown within the…
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Man Dies After Falling Under Moving Green Line Trolley
Detectives said a preliminary investigation showed that’s when the man lost his balance and fell under the trolley as it was in motion. Authorities said that he was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
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Police Investigation at North Station
Firefighters, EMS and police officers were all seen at the train station at around midnight.
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Man Dies After Falling Under Moving Green Line Trolley in North Station
A man has died after falling under a Green Line trolley car early Tuesday morning in Boston’s North Station, according to MBTA’s Transit Police. Shortly after midnight, the man apparently missed boarding an outbound Green Line trolley that was headed toward Medford/Tufts, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said in a statement to NBC10 Boston, adding that the man went...