Next stop: your house? The MBTA is auctioning off seven rail cars from the T, along with 31 buses. The available items range from Green Line cars to vintage buses, according to the company auctioning it off, Auctions International. Bidding for all items started on Jan. 14 and will end on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The starting bid on items in…

A fire in the switching gears of a railroad crossing in Whitman, Massachusetts has shut down Commuter Rail service in the immediate area. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the fire was reported sometime before 7 a.m. Friday in the area of 969 Franklin Street. Kingston Train 036 is running up to 15 minutes behind schedule as crews respond to…

The phenomenon started by Improv Everywhere is going strong in Boston as dozens of people passionate about being pantsless rode the T in their skivvies one January day. No “ifs,” “ands” or “butts” about it.

A woman in her 40s was brought to the hospital after she was hit by a MBTA Green Line train, according to transit police.

Transit police are looking for two people of interest after an MBTA employee was assaulted in Dorchester. Details were limited, but investigators said the employee suffered a serious facial injury in the attack at the Fields Corner MBTA station. The incident, which was described as an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, transit police…

Two Boston teens are facing charges after they allegedly bullied an elderly man and other passengers on an MBTA train on New Year’s Eve. MBTA Transit Police said they received a call at 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 31 about two males who were harassing and intimidating other passengers on an Orange Line train bound for Oak Grove. When the officers…

The main tracks on the commuter rail’s Worcester line have been repaired and will be open for Monday’s commute, the MBTA announced Sunday. While the repairs following the Dec. 26 train derailment allow the MBTA to operate the line on a regular service schedule, the winter storm may still cause weather delays. “Our crews will continue to complete repairs,...

The MBTA says human error may be to blame for a slow-speed derailment on the Framingham-Worcester Commuter Rail line Thursday. That derailment was still causing delays for commuters on Friday.

The Thursday evening derailment of a Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail train continues to cause delays Friday morning.

A portion of the MBTA Commuter Rail Line was still experiencing delays Friday following a “slow-speed” derailment a day earlier. The Framingham-Worcester Line was expected to experience delays of up to 20 minutes into the evening commute, according to the agency. Human error is to blame for the derailment near Landsdowne station in Boston Thursday afternoon, the MBTA said. Keolis,…

Crews continued working to clear a train from the tracks after it derailed on the MBTA Commuter Rail’s Framingham/Worcester Line.

Security changes are being made after two young children were found unconscious on a Roxbury sidewalk with a woman before all three were declared dead.

Boston police are investigating the death of a woman and two children found on a sidewalk outside a parking garage on Christmas Day.

A woman and two young children are dead after being found unconscious on a sidewalk in Boston, police said in a somber news conference Christmas Day. The announcement from Boston police, which didn’t identify the relationship between the three people in the incident or what might have happened, came after Northeastern University police warned the public to stay away...

Three of the Hub’s busiest Commuter Rail train stations will reportedly get fare gates installed next year in an effort to improve fare collections. The Boston Globe reports Back Bay, South Station and North Station will roll out the new gates with the latter probably being the first to get them installed. Commuter Rail manager Keolis will reportedly install...

Service has resumed on the MBTA’s Green Line after smoke due to a power issue consumed Park Street station Tuesday afternoon. MBTA officials first tweeted at about 1 p.m. that service was impacted between Park Street and Haymarket stations. About an hour later, officials said service between Kenmore and Haymarket was also impacted due to the power problem. At...

The plan to modernize the Boston area public transit system’s fare collection technology is expected to cost more and take years longer to implement than originally thought, agency officials said. Plans to have the technology installed by 2021 have now been pushed back to 2024, and the cost is expected to jump from $700 million to perhaps $1 billion, officials…

In a new report, transit experts say the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority needs to step up efforts to improve safety along its network of subways, commuter rail trains and buses.

The public transportation system in metropolitan Boston needs to step up efforts to improve safety along its network of subways, buses and commuter rail trains. That’s the finding of a panel of transit experts hired in June by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s fiscal and management control board to review safety on the system after a series of subway...

The MBTA pulled new Orange Line cars off the track after a problem with their wear pads.