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 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 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 ...
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Red and Orange lines could soon hit 50 mph, MBTA officials say
MBTA Chief Safety Officer Timothy Lesniak told the T board about an incident that occurred Monday, when one Red Line train approaching ... repair campaign to fix track defects that blanketed ...
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 ...
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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 as the MBTA works ... speeds due to track problems — remains on the Green Line underneath ...
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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.
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The T wants to pick up speed on the 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 ...
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MBTA repair schedule: When to expect closures from now through June
The same section of the Red Line will be closed again for two weekends in February — Feb. 8-9 and Feb. 22-23. The MBTA also anticipates ... on a single section of track, allowing train service ...
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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 ... of the Orange and Red Lines, as well as the Newburyport/Rockport and Haverhill commuter rail lines. The Silver Line will also be affected, with buses ...