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MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
BOSTON — With massive patches of slow zones now mostly ... MBTA Chief Safety Officer Timothy Lesniak told the T board about ...
MBTA police seek person of interest in attack on disabled person
MBTA Transit police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest in the alleged assault of a disabled ...
MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains "within days"
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could ...
With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines
Transit officials say the Red and Orange Lines will be restored to their original design speeds at 50 and 55 mph.
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MBTA Aims to Accelerate Red and Orange Line Trains Amid Infrastructure Overhaul
MBTA aims to increase train speeds on Red and Orange lines, eyeing improvements following repairs and upgrades.
MBTA official says Red Line speed could soon increase to 50 mph, citing quality of track repair work
The head of the T's Maintenance of Way department told the agency’s board of directors that the track replacement work between the JFK and Braintree stations is of a high enough quality increase the ...
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MBTA officials look to speed up red, orange lines
MBTA officials say they want the red and orange line trains to go faster.MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng says parts of both<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
Video shows apparent rescue from underneath Orange Line train at North Station in Boston
Orange Line service was suspended early Monday afternoon because of a medical emergency at North Station, according to the MBTA.
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CTA Red Line robbery: 10 suspects arrested after attacking, robbing 3 on train
10 suspects were arrested after robbing and attacking passengers on a CTA Red Line train; the victims were forced off the train. Police located suspects within 15 minutes using a broadcast description ...
Strong wind gusts damage construction sites and cause power outages in Massachusetts
Strong wind gusts in Massachusetts caused damage to construction sites and brought down trees in the Boston area on Tuesday.
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MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 ...
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MBTA wants trains to go faster on Red and Orange Lines
On a chunk of the Orange Line, Eng said he wants to achieve train speeds of up to 55 mph. Boosting speeds significantly is less feasible on the Green Line due to the "geometries" of the tracks and ...