Trouble on the T

The general manager at an electrical company that supplied MBTA Commuter Rail operator Keolis has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge in connection with a scheme to steal over $4 million that was meant for MBTA Commuter Rail maintenance and repairs. John Rafferty, 69, of Hale’s Location New Hampshire, and an alleged co-conspirator who wo...

A Green Line trolley has derailed near Packard’s Corner in Boston’s Allston neighborhood, the MBTA says, which is expected to cause delays. Shuttle buses are replacing service between Kenmore and Washington Street on the Green Line B Branch. Riders can also use the Route 57 bus for service between Kenmore and Packard’s Corner. Rai...

Shuttle buses have been phased out after a train with a mechanical problem at Central Square caused major delays on parts of the Red Line on Friday morning, the MBTA says. The issue was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. Numerous police and fire vehicles responded to a report of a fire inside the T station. There was a smoke condition,…...

Frustrated MBTA riders can expect an “incremental series of improvements” to the transit system, the agency’s new board chair said Thursday. Lifting slow zones, among other fixes, need to be integrated into bigger changes — like overhauling the MBTA’s organizational culture and decision-making processes — in orde...

The MBTA has released new video showing the moment the floor buckled on a Green Line train in downtown Boston on one of the busiest days of the year in the city. The car became disabled on April 17 at Boylston Station, leading to service delays and shuttle bus service replacements in the downtown area. Service resumed later in the…

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Monday appointed veteran transit official Patrick Lavin, who worked on a 2019 independent report highlighting widespread problems at the MBTA, to a newly created safety role linking the T and other state transportation departments. Lavin will become the first-ever chief safety officer at the state Department of Tr...

Healey cleans house at MBTA board, replacing chair and 2 members

The MBTA is targeting November to finish lifting speed restrictions on the Blue Line, and plans are still in development for similar issues affecting the rest of the subway system, new General Manager Phil Eng said Wednesday. Eng outlined an initial sketch of the work ahead and steps required to resume full-speed operations on the Blue Line, one of...

A former Keolis employee is facing federal charges in connection with a scheme to defraud the company of over $8 million meant for MBTA Commuter Rail repairs and renovations. John P. Pigsley, 58, of Beverly, former assistant chief engineer for Keolis Commuter Services, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 17 charges, including wire fraud, conspi...

A train with a mechanical issue at Back Bay caused delays on the MBTA’s Orange Line on Friday afternoon. The T first reported the issue shortly before noon, saying delays of up to 15 minutes northbound should be expected and trains might be asked to stand by at stations. About 10 minutes later, they provided an update increasing the delays&#8...

Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday that she is in the final stages of selecting a new general manager to run the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and expects to name the new GM “very, very soon.” Though her work to identify a new head of the plagued public transit agency began before Healey took office in early January, Healey h...

Riders already dealing with reduced weekday MBTA subway service newly face weekend and evening shutdowns on subway and commuter rail lines in March to accommodate both maintenance work and installation of new equipment. Red Line service between the Harvard and JFK/UMass stops will go offline for two weekends, March 4-5 and March 25-26, while worker...

Police are seeking charges against a driver who is accused of intentionally crashing into the top floor of the MBTA’s Alewife Parking garage in Cambridge on Saturday. MBTA Transit police have previously said they believed the 29-year-old driver’s actions were intentional. On Thursday they announced they are seeking charges of operating ...