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After reset, MBTA finds new trains ‘performing right off the bat’
The quality of newly-delivered Red and Orange Line cars has “gotten better” in recent months after MBTA officials “reset” their contract with Chinese manufacturer CRRC, T General Manager ...
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MBTA Red Line train disabled; Passenger reports 'loud crash'
NO WORD FROM THE TEA ON WHAT CAUSED THAT INITIAL TRAIN TO DISABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE Shuttle buses replaced service on part of the MBTA Red Line for more than four hours on Monday after a train ...
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MBTA looking to reunite stuffed animal with its owner
The MBTA is seeking to reunite a lost stuffed animal with its owner."Can you help me find my family? Red Line staff safely rescued me from the tracks at Park Street station and I'm trying to find ...
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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 ...
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Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The Red Line’s Braintree branch will soon increase its speed from 40 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour where feasible, the MBTA announced Monday. The Red Line branch’s speed restorations are ...
MBTA Red Line dispatches shuttle buses, frustrating riders
Shuttle buses were dispatched to replace Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard on Monday after a train became disabled near Davis. The MBTA has not explained how the train became disabled. The ...
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MBTA Red Line service resumes after maintenance vehicle derailment
Service on the MBTA Red Line resumed just after 7 a.m. Friday morning, after shuttle buses replaced train service between Dorchester and Quincy for roughly two hours when a maintenance vehicle ...
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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 to increase speed on Red Line from 40 to 50 mph
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts of the Braintree Branch. One month ago ...
Philadelphia transit authority terminates contract with CRRC MA
Just a few weeks after the MBTA added nearly $150 million to its now-billion-dollar contract with CRRC MA, the ...
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MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains “within days”
New MBTA speed limits MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said they’re going to restore the two lines to their originally designed speeds. For the Red Line that’s 50 miles per hour, a 10 mile per ...
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Maintenance vehicle derails on MBTA Red Line, shuttle buses replace trains for two hours
Shuttle buses replaced trains along a portion of the MBTA’s Red Line after a maintenance vehicle derailed early Friday morning. The MBTA first alerted riders that shuttle buses were in use ...