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Local News MBTA may reinstate some old Orange Line cars as it works on new trains Several new Orange Line trains were recently taken out of service due to electrical issues, causing 15-minute delays.
Here’s everything Orange Line riders need to know, from logistics, to alternatives, to government guidance. Read more on Boston.com.
While Poftak spoke the evidence of the work carried on behind him and elsewhere, as crews labored to replace 3,500 feet of Orange Line track, remove several speed restrictions, upgrade signaling ...
Navigating Boston area during Orange, partial Green Line MBTA ... Officials say the work will include the replacement of over 3,500 feet of 38-year-old track, ... Ruggles – Park St. 6 ...
Street closures resulting from Orange Line shutdown 00:51. BOSTON – In hopes of keeping shuttle buses on schedule during the Orange Line shutdown, the City of Boston is shutting down some ...
Elsewhere, Orange Line train service was operating between Forest Hills and Back Bay by 9:30 a.m., and trains were also in service between Oak Grove and Wellington, Pesaturo said.
Officials detail street closures in Boston during Orange Line shutdown Boston’s chief of streets discouraged people who typically take transit from driving as an alternative, saying one full ...
In May of 1987, a section of the Orange Line was an elevated train that ran aboveground in Boston. Looking to improve the system and move it to an underground subway, the MBTA shut it down for ...
EDITORIAL RIP old Orange Line A 30-day shutdown is probably a good thing. But can a safer, more efficient and consumer-centered transit agency emerge from the ashes of a burning train?
BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston city leaders have announced changes to traffic ahead of the month-long Orange line shutdown starting Friday. The city said State Street and St Paul street will be closed to ...
The old model cars on the Orange Line were put into service from 1979 to 1981. Close to 90 of the old cars were still part of the active fleet when the shutdown began. They're being replaced by ...