MBTA Releases Cause of Friday Subway Debacle
Emergency repairs are ongoing, and the MBTA is speeding up a study of the system’s power infrastructure and a $170 million contract to upgrade its power systems.
MBTA’s Red-Blue Connection Takes Key Step Forward, But Funding Not Yet Found
Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack announced Monday the agency’s long-term plan for projects to be completed by 2040 would include a subway extension connecting the lines, not a walking path.
New Red Line Car on Display at City Hall
Under a white tent in City Hall Plaza Tuesday, the MBTA set up a mockup of the new Red Line car scheduled to hit the tracks for testing by March of next year.
Baker Points to Antiquated Systems in Wake of ‘Unacceptable’ Red Line Derailment
It’s been a bad week for the MBTA; first investigators discovered the agency spent $100,000 on a private bathroom, and then a train derailed.
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.
Developers Follow Transit To Dorchester
Chin up, Dorchester. Two deals to redevelop the Boston Globe property may have fallen through, but investors are still bullish about what the future holds in the land of the triple-deckers. Transit-oriented multifamily projects such as the Hub25 apartments at Columbia Point are luring renters down the Red Line ith discounts from downtown rents, prompting more developers to search for similar sites.
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.
MBTA Executive: New Red Line Train Cars Would Boost Capacity
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority could potentially increase capacity on the busy Red Line by about 50 percent if it spends millions of dollars on new train cars.
