The head of the MBTA is “very confident” the Chinese manufacturer building new Red and Orange Line trains will be able to fulfill federal requests for information that have reportedly delayed delivery of new cars to the United States.
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to higher levels as one of the next major goals as a way to improve capacity on the lines’ outer stretches.
A vintage Red Line subway car arrived yesterday at the future site of On the Dot, a new residential and commercial development in South Boston being planned by developer Core Investments Inc.
After reopening the core of its Orange Line subway Friday following a nine-day closure for repairs, the MBTA says it’s made “significant progress” in eliminating delays caused by track in disrepair.
With ancient Red Line trains and not enough Orange Line trains causing reliability problems, MBTA officials opted to accelerate deliveries.
A new analysis of trip time data on the MBTA’s Red Line suggests a major shutdown of one of its branches cut travel times on the affected area in half.
The Chinese firm responsible for building new MBTA trains is still crafting an updated schedule for the project after multiple delays, and T officials appear pleased with how well the vehicles have been performing lately.
A slew of recent good news coming out of the MBTA should give the state’s business leaders confidence the agency is on the mend. But huge challenges still loom that need immediate attention.
The outlook for the already-delayed transition to entirely new Orange and Red Line fleets continues to grow worse.
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said there are no plans to close the Red Line from end to end for another repair blitz, like this month’s Orange Line closure, but partial closures of the line remain on the table.
The reduced subway frequencies and crowding that business leaders say is helping keep workers away from downtown offices might not go away until next year, one MBTA overseers fears.
The MBTA plans to slash subway service dramatically starting June 20 until it can hire enough dispatchers to resume normal service in line with Federal Transit Agency safety directives.
The MBTA pulled all of its new Orange Line and Red Line trains out of service Thursday after a braking system failure disabled one of the vehicles at Wellington Station.
Warning that a long-term federal intervention at the MBTA could lead to fare hikes and service cuts, a transit advocacy group on Wednesday slammed the T’s board of directors for “lax oversight” and called on Beacon Hill to reimagine how Massachusetts funds the agency.
A Red Line train’s door safety system failed when a passenger became trapped in a fatal accident last month, federal investigators announced Monday.
The second car of a slow-moving, six-car Red Line train derailed on Tuesday morning.
The MBTA’s newest Red and Orange Line trains will remain out of service after an investigation into a March 16 derailment identified “something acting abnormally” within their truck frames, officials said Monday.
The land rush at Cambridge’s final development frontier shows no sign of abating, and city officials hope to leverage private investment into public benefits including new transit connections and park space.
The MBTA for years failed to conduct key maintenance and inspections, apply industry-wide safety standards or ensure accountability on its core transit, an independent panel concluded in a report released Monday.
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