Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The MBTA announced that the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be increasing speeds as a result of the Track Improvement ...
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MBTA officials announce speed increase on red line service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 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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MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 ...