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Track fire at Downtown Crossing disrupts Orange Line service
By adamg on Sat, 11/06/2010 - 9:58pm
A fire on outbound tracks shut Orange Line service at Downtown Crossing shortly before 10 p.m. Firefighters reported an apparent electrical fire as a train entered the station (see video). The T shut power down on the line - just as already frustrated Bruins fans were pouring out of the Garden. Power was restored about 10:20.
This is the second night in a row the Orange Line's gone down. Last night, a train derailed at Oak Grove.
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Two disabled trains this AM
can be added to the list of daily Orange Line woes. Took me an hour to get from Forest Hills to Back Bay.
Were you on....
... at least one of them?
(I was).
;~{
I was on the second one,
I was on the second one, which happened to be the same train that picked up stranded passengers from the first. Everybody had a pretty good attitude I thought, but then it doesn't happen often on the Orange Line, so people aren't as jaded as the suffering B and Red Line riders.
So you too....
...got to stand around at Mass Ave? (Stupidly -- I forgot that one could walk to the Symphong E Line stop).
Yes, people were remarkably cheery despite the mess.
Yeah, the E-line would have
Yeah, the E-line would have been a good choice, not sure why I didn't think of it either.