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'Historical in nature': MBTA's goal for Red Line tracks as line shuts down
Service on part of the MBTA's Red Line is now halted for 24 days for track work as the transportation agency promises to get trains moving at speeds they haven't attained in decades. "I'm going to ...
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 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 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 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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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 Red Line dispatches shuttle buses after train becomes disabled
Red Line Update: Shuttle buses are replacing ... train coupling to the disabled train so the tracks could be cleared, according to an MBTA spokesperson. “Coupling a train entails towing a ...