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Several MBTA Commuter Rail trips canceled following ‘slow-speed upright derailment’ near South Station
Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains leaving and arriving at Boston's South Station experienced delays Saturday afternoon, ...
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Outsourced Procurement Keeps the MBTA’s Plans for New Electric Trains In the Dark
The MBTA's contractor argues that the "request for proposals" for new electric trains contains proprietary information that ...
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MBTA Approves $54MM Plan to Introduce BEMUs on Fairmount Commuter Rail Line (UPDATED, 1/24)
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors on July 25 approved a $54 million plan to bring BEMU (battery-electric multiple-unit) train service to the Fairmount ...
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MBTA implements ATC/PTC on all northside commuter rail lines
PTC automatically controls train speeds when needed, reducing the risk of train collisions and preventing human error, while ...
State court upholds a controversial MBTA zoning law. 3 SouthCoast towns aren't complying.
The state's highest court upheld a controversial MBTA zoning law. Most South Coast Rail towns are following it. Three are not. Here's what can happen.
Crash with MBTA Commuter Rail train briefly closes road in Franklin
A road was briefly closed Thursday in Franklin, Massachusetts, due to a crash involving a vehicle and an MBTA Commuter Rail ...