With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines
Transit officials say the Red and Orange Lines will be restored to their original design speeds at 50 and 55 mph.
MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to ...
MBTA Red Line dispatches shuttle buses after train becomes disabled
Shuttle buses replaced Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard for nearly four hours Monday due to a disabled train near ...
MBTA official says Red Line speed could soon increase to 50 mph, citing quality of track repair work
The head of the T's Maintenance of Way department told the agency’s board of directors that the track replacement work between the JFK and Braintree stations is of a high enough quality increase the ...
MBTA repair schedule: When to expect closures from now through June
Portions of the MBTA will shut down for rare week-long periods between now and June for repairs. The agency also has some ...
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MBTA Aims to Accelerate Red and Orange Line Trains Amid Infrastructure Overhaul
MBTA aims to increase train speeds on Red and Orange lines, eyeing improvements following repairs and upgrades.
MBTA Red Line train disabled; Passenger reports 'loud crash'
Shuttle buses replaced service on part of the MBTA's Red Line after a train became disabled near Davis, and one passenger ...
MBTA wants to speed up trains on Red and Orange lines
The MBTA hopes to bring the two lines up to their designed speeds "within days." WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
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MBTA officials look to speed up red, orange lines
MBTA officials say they want the red and orange line trains to go faster.MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng says parts of both<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
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The MBTA is slow zone free. How much faster are trains running?
Every line is traveling as fast or faster this month than in October of last year, before the year of maintenance the MBTA dubbed the Track Improvement Program. The Red Line averaged roughly 19 ...
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MBTA announces weekend service suspensions to Orange and Red Lines along with commuter rail changes in January
The MBTA’s ambitious track improvement plan may be complete ... officials said. Meanwhile, Red Line service will be suspended between JFK/UMass and Braintree on the weekend of Jan. 25 to ...