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Pack of men stomp, rob disabled man at Ashmont T station, police say

By adamg - 10/10/19 - 9:09 am

Cowardly Assault & Robbery Ashmont MBTA

Tolbert

Transit Police report arresting a Hyde Park man and say they are looking for other men for an attack and robbery at Ashmont station around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Ashmont riders had trouble getting into town after a train there became broken down

By adamg - 10/9/19 - 11:36 am

The MBTA says all's right with the world and the Ashmont line again after a dead Red Line train there was taken out back and, well, you know.

First two new Red Line cars now in Boston

By adamg - 10/9/19 - 9:05 am
New Red Line cars

The MBTA reports the first of the new Red Line cars arrived at the T's Cabot Yard in South Boston yesterday. Read more.

As Central Square station fills with smoke, riders cover faces, try not to choke

By adamg - 10/4/19 - 5:33 pm
Smoke-filled Central Square Red Line stop

Dana reported at 5:19 p.m.: Read more.

Attention passengers: The next Red Line cars are now arriving - in New Jersey

By adamg - 9/27/19 - 9:54 pm
Red Line test car being offloaded in New Jersey

Red Line car being offloaded in New Jersey

The MBTA reports that the first two "pilot" Red Line cars from CRRC arrived in New Jersey from a Chinese factory today and will now be trucked up to the Red Line's Cabot Yard in South Boston, where they will undergo extensive testing (including, no doubt, of the doors) before the T gives the go-ahead to CRRC's Springfield plant to start cranking those puppies out. Read more.

MBTA says Red Line now fully back to normal

By adamg - 9/25/19 - 3:18 pm

The T reports this afternoon: Read more.

The turning of the screw: Dead train at Andrew

By adamg - 9/16/19 - 5:11 pm

The MBTA reports residual delays of up to ten minutes on the Red Line due to a train that kicked the bucket at Andrew Square and had to have its carcass hoisted over to the nearby maintenance yard.

That Red Line derailment caused by an old axle snapping

By adamg - 9/16/19 - 1:05 pm

The State House News Service reports the T has figured out that the June derailment that caused problems for months started when a27-year-old axle on one car simply had enough and snapped, sending cars into those switching cabanas.

Red Line riders right to feel doom: Train at Andrew just went boom

By adamg - 9/10/19 - 3:16 pm

WCVB reports the T is blaming "a blown motor" on a Red Line train for filling Andrew station with smoke.

At 2:43 p.m., Greg Simoneau reported it was more than just smoke suddenly appearing: Read more.

Suspicious package shuts Harvard Square T stop

By adamg - 9/9/19 - 6:23 pm

UPDATE:. Suspicious package found, determined safe, service resumes.

Abandon all hope, basically.

Charlie on the MBTA: Governor rides Red Line from Park to Wollaston

By adamg - 9/9/19 - 9:57 am

No delays at all as Mr. Baker journeyed south to view the all new Wollaston station this morning. No word if anybody asked him how much a T ride costs these days.

For Red Line riders no happy trails when some guy took a walk on the rails

By adamg - 9/9/19 - 8:41 am

The Red Line came to a halt around 7:30 a.m. because some fool decided to go walkabout on the tracks on the Alewife side just past Kendall/MIT. Service resumed, but with delays, after Transit Police removed the unauthorized person.

Man jumps onto Red Line tracks at Central and dies on contact with the third rail; service halted

By adamg - 9/2/19 - 8:09 pm

Update: 8:50 p.m. After all first responders left the tracks, Red Line operators were given the OK to power the line back up.

Red Line service is at a halt, with shuttle buses trying to keep up with all the returning students, after somebody got on the tracks and then got a fatal jolt of electricity from the third rail around 7 p.m.

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Always look on the bright side of life

By adamg - 8/26/19 - 9:01 am

Dan reports:

While the commuter rail and red line are all “having a tough time today” my three year old did spontaneously call out this remarkable #mbta achievement: “All of the escalators at Porter are working today!”

Too early for quarrels, but: Dead train at Charles

By adamg - 8/26/19 - 7:59 am

The MBTA is reporting delays of up to ten minutes towards Alewife due to a train that had to be removed from service at Charles/MGH on account of its deciding to re-enact the Norwegian Blue sketch.

Imagine if they could run the new Orange Line train through the new Wollaston station

By adamg - 8/16/19 - 3:40 pm

New Wollaston Train Station

This woman, who loves, loves, loves the new Wollaston station, what with its gleaming and clean maps and signs and floors and stuff, would probably die of happiness on the spot if a new Orange Line train came through, so we feel bad about mentioning that JFK/UMass, Andrew and Broadway are as much "real Boston" as all the stops with more than two colors on the maps.

Wollaston Red Line station to re-open tomorrow

By adamg - 8/15/19 - 2:38 pm

After 20 months of work, the Patriot Ledger reports.

Red Line slower by more than a smidge due to work on the Longfellow Bridge

By adamg - 8/15/19 - 11:14 am

The MBTA tells Adam Castiglioni why Red Line trains were particularly slow over the Longfellow this morning:

Our Track Department performed maintenance work involving inspecting rail and tamping ballast at the northbound end the Longfellow Bridge. After this type of work a speed restriction is usually put into place. It is expected to be lifted after service tonight.

Red Line train has some aches in the form of busted brakes

By adamg - 8/14/19 - 4:10 pm

As Orange Line riders vie for the chance to ride that One New Train, Red Line riders get to shake their fists at the tracks in frustration, what with delays now up to 15 minutes caused by what the T says is "a train with its brakes holding" at Alewife.

Dorchester man ensures bears will avoid the Red Line, police say

By adamg - 8/14/19 - 9:51 am
Gomes

Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester man they say sprayed "a large can" of bear repellent inside an inbound Red Line train as it hurtled underground near Andrew station yesterday evening. Read more.

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