Feeling Boxed in, MBTA Pays to Ensure Train Delivery by 2027
With ancient Red Line trains and not enough Orange Line trains causing reliability problems, MBTA officials opted to accelerate deliveries.
Healey: Hired Team Will Examine MBTA Train Contract
The MBTA is convening an independent team to get to the bottom of the delays in construction and delivery of more than 300 new Red and Orange Line cars, Gov. Healey announced to reporters Thursday afternoon after taking a ride on the Red Line and touring the T’s operations center.
All But Six New T Cars Are Back in Service
Six of the T’s new Orange Line cars, representing enough for one full train set, will remain out of service after the MBTA found they each had a small number of bolts improperly installed, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said Thursday.
MBTA GM ‘Confident’ New Orange Line Trains Coming This Summer
Work continues on testing a signaling system for the new trains, which were initially supposed to begin running in January before complexities prompted delays.
Top Senate Democrat Wants Probe of Chinese Tech in New Orange Line Cars
The Senate’s top Democrat is calling on the federal government to step in and investigate whether a plan for new subway cars in New York City designed by a Chinese state-owned company could pose a threat to national security. The company is also building much of the MBTA’s future fleet.
MBTA Pushes Back Rollout of New Orange Line Cars
Rollout of new Orange Line trains has been delayed once again, officials said Monday, with public use now likely to begin during the summer to allow additional time for software testing.
Rollout of New Orange Line Trains Delayed
The MBTA announced Orange Line delays Monday – not delays in subway service, but delays in beginning to get a fleet of 152 new Orange Line cars into passenger service on the T.
New MBTA Subway Cars Are Rolling (In China)
MBTA engineers joined China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. officials this week in China to take a ceremonial ride on a pilot MBTA subway car and announce plans to ship four pilot cars to Boston from the port of Shanghai on Nov. 18.
Full Red Line Fleet Replacement Approved By MBTA Board
Scrapping plans to overhaul railcars that date back to the 1990s, the MBTA agreed Monday to replace its entire Red Line fleet by 2024 by purchasing an additional 120 to 134 cars at a cost of up to $280 million.
Testing Underway For New Orange Line Car Clearance
The MBTA outfitted an Orange Line car with foam roof hardware to check tunnel clearance on Wednesday as part of the planning for 152 new cars on the subway line.
