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As Taylor Swift prepares to return to Gillette Stadium, fans lucky enough to acquire tickets are having trouble finding transportation to the shows.

After high demand for train tickets to next weekend’s Taylor Swift concerts at Gillette Stadium prompted the MBTA to schedule more trips, the new round of tickets sold…swiftly. The first round of tickets sold out in hours, and when the new round of MBTA Commuter Rail tickets went on sale Friday at 11 a.m., it took just one minute...

The Better Business Bureau of Boston says it’s gotten dozens of reports of people getting scammed or nearly getting scammed while trying to buy tickets for Taylor Swifts upcoming shows at Gillette Stadium

A freight train derailed and caught fire overnight in Raymond, Minnesota.

Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup has derailed and caught fire in Minnesota and nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate from their homes.

Five train cars carrying trash went off the tracks Thursday.

Five train cars came off the tracks Thursday in Ayer; no dangerous material was on board.

Emergency crews were on the scene of a derailed freight train in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday.

A freight train carrying trash and recycling materials derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday, prompting local firefighters to urge the public to avoid the area. The derailment took place around noon near Sculley Road, the Ayer Fire Department said. They added in a Facebook post that, “The railroad cars involved do NOT contain hazardous materials.” Footage from the scene showed…

Slow zones on the MBTA are frustrating train riders.

The MBTA has released its list of slow zones on the T, revealing for the first time exactly where its trains have to slow down and by how much. The Orange Line has the highest percentage of track with speed restrictions — there are slow zones on 2.9 miles of its run from Forest Hills in Boston to Oak Grove…

Shuttle buses were replacing service between Harvard and Broadway due to a disabled piece of maintenance equipment at Park Street, the MBTA said just after 5 a.m. Friday.

The MBTA is dealing with a plethora of problems, including slow zones on the Green Line and the Orange Line train car that sat for nearly 24 hours on I-495 in Chelmsford.

Promoters envision a relaxed ride with a meal and sleep before arriving bright-eyed at the destination. The 14-hour ride would travel through Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Quebec.

With a federal investigation casting a shadow over the MBTA, likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee Maura Healey announced Tuesday she would overhaul the T’s leadership and target both short- and long-term reforms to the state’s transportation network. Healey rolled out a lengthy transportation plan, calling hazards across the system “unacceptable” and the “first challenge she will take on” if elected...

Much of the Orange Line’s route goes through Boston, and Jascha Franklin-Hodge, the chief of streets for the city of Boston, outlined on Wednesday the city’s early plans for how to help riders get around — though he stressed it could change.

Officials do not have plans in place for another end-to-end shutdown, but officials said Wednesday that might come at a later date.

The MBTA will venture into uncharted territory with a newly announced month-long shutdown of the Orange Line, and the unprecedented step might not be the last of its kind. Baker administration officials kept the door open for additional large-scale closures when they announced plans Wednesday to shutter the entire Orange Line from one end to the other, starting Aug. 19 and...

The NBC10 Boston Investigators are looking into what has led to the current state of the MBTA.

The East Coast offers an array of popular tourist destinations that both attract visitors and entertain locals. One way to explore the coast is by immersing oneself in its scenery, and train rides are a great way to do so — particularly in New England. In a ranking published to TheTravel.com, the ninth most scenic ride on the East Coast…