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MBTA Green Line Trolley Involved in Crash With Pickup Truck in Brighton, Woman Injured
A woman was injured Wednesday when an MBTA Green Line trolley was involved in a crash with a pickup truck, according to Boston police. Casstrena Moses, a kindergarten teacher, was on a bus on her way to work when the driver slammed the brakes in order to avoid the crash.
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Part of Orange Line Shuts Down for Repair Work
This is the first of six weekends that part of the Orange Line will be shut down for repairs, and commuters aren’t thrilled.
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‘I Hate This Subway System'; Riders Not Happy With First Weekend of Orange Line Maintenance
If you use the MBTA’s Orange Line on weekends, plan on disruptions at certain stations until mid-November.
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C Branch of Green Line Closed This Weekend for Improvements
The C branch of the Green Line will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday as part of ongoing infrastructure improvements, according to the MBTA. Construction work will shut down the branch from St. Mary’s Street to Cleveland Circle. Service will be replaced by shuttle buses, the MBTA said.
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Commuter Rail Service Restored on Lowell Line After Drill Rig Malfunction
Commuter train service was suspended for hours on part of the Lowell Line after a drill equipment malfunction that blocked a track in Somerville, the MBTA said. Shuttle bus service was set up to replace trains between North Station and Anderson/Woburn. The diversion was caused by a drill rig failing while working on the Green Line extension project, according to...
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Part of the $2.3 Billion Plan to Extend Green Line is Behind Schedule
A portion of the $2.3 billion project to extend the Green Line to Somerville and Medford has fallen behind schedule. That’s according to the project director, John Dalton, who told the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s control board Monday that work to relocate existing commuter rail tracks likely will go into November. The original schedule pegged its completion by next...
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‘This Is the Best': Thousands Pack the Esplanade for Pops Spectacular
There’s no place like Boston for the Fourth, and the size of the crowds on the Esplanade Thursday night proved it.
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Green Line Derailment Injures 11, Causes Major Delays
Officials say 10 people were injured, and nine were transported with non-life threatening injuries, when a Green Line subway car derailed in a tunnel near Kenmore Square around 11 a.m. Saturday. The operator of the train was one of those injured.
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2019 Boston Pride Parade Draws Huge Crowds
Organizers are expecting hundreds of thousands of people to show up to this year’s Boston Pride Parade, and you can expect security to be tight. Martha Plaza, the Boston Pride Parade chair, says that each registered group has two representatives who are trained on safety protocol. The representatives are in charge of sharing what they learned at training with the...
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Businesses Impacted by Green Line Extension Get Creative
From a “#BeatTheBridge” hashtag to a detour date night, businesses in Somerville, Massachusetts, are getting creative as they deal with the construction on the MBTA’s Green Line extension. The third Green Line extension bridge closure is scheduled for the end of the week. The Medford Street bridge will close for work on Somerville High school before it can be modified...
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Woman Rescued From Under MBTA Green Line Train
A woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday after being trapped under an MBTA train in Boston. The crash took place at Heath Street station. The victim, a woman in her 40s, was pinned under a train on the E branch of the MBTA’s Green Line.
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Woman Rescued From Under MBTA Green Line Train
A woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday after being trapped under an MBTA train in Boston. The crash took place at Heath Street station. The victim, a woman in her 40s, was pinned under a train on the E branch of the MBTA’s Green Line.
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Power Problem Causing Severe Delays on MBTA's Blue, Green, Orange Lines
Power problems are causing severe delays on the MBTA’s Blue, Green and Orange lines on Friday afternoon. The MBTA said some sections of the three lines are experiencing delays of up to 25 minutes. Some trains may hold at stations or operate under restricted speeds.
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Red Sox Get in Holiday Spirit
The Red Sox have been spreading cheer through the #GiftOfSox, including a World Series trophy presentation on the Green Line and an appearance by Wally the Green Monster at an elementary school in Boston.
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Issues on the Green Line
Following a derailment on Saturday morning, the Green Line is finally back on track on the “B” line near Commonwealth Avenue and Silbert Way.
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Man Rescued From Beneath MBTA Train at Haymarket Station in Boston
More than a dozen police and fire vehicles responded to Haymarket Station in downtown Boston after a person was struck by a train around noon on Tuesday.
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MBTA Green Line Extension Project Officially Underway in Somerville
A groundbreaking ceremony took place Monday in Somerville, Massachusetts, for the $2.3 billion Green Line extension project.
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MBTA Extension Plans Price Residents Out of Homes
Residents and owners of businesses near the extension project on the MBTA’s Green Line are being priced out.