Commuters who missed morning delays caused by a dead train get a chance to experience delays caused by a dead train in the evening.
But don't worry: The T says it already has plans for more service cuts should the legislature not do anything by July 1.
Follow along as Evan MacIsaac and Peter McCarthy walk from Braintree to Alewife. Why? Because they can.
UPDATE: Bicyclist identified as BC grad student.
A woman in her late 20s died Friday night after a collision on Huntington Avenue at Forsyth Street around 10:30 p.m. Boston Police report an MBTA bus was apparently involved but that investigators have yet to determine a cause.
If you guessed Friday afternoon rush hour, you win! Unlike the people now stuck waiting for shuttle buses to get them around the downed wire at Newton Centre, who lose.
The MBTA said April ridership was up 4.4% over April of last year, and that bus ridership topped 400,000 weekday rides for the first time ever. Officials credited the widespread use of smart-phone apps that let riders know when the next bus is coming, along with an inproving economy.
Green Line ridership led the subway lines with an 8.2% ridership increase.
T officials have factored in a possible ridership decrease starting July 1, when fares increase.
Around 8:20 a.m., an inbound Kat Powers reported:
On a D Line train in Newton delayed by a turtle on the track. Driver has announced she can't move the train because the turtle will die. Waiting for an official to move the turtle.
A few minutes later, she reported two MBTA officials arrived to try to move the recalcitrant reptile.
Action-news reporter Steve Annear adds:
Officials removed it with a shovel.
Comes to us courtesy Nicole LoGrasso:
It is not ok to eat a bowl of cereal on the train.. And then drink the milk from the bowl.
The Herald reports police followed signals from a GPS device slipped into some money taken in an Inman Square bank robbery to a 91 bus in Somerville - and arrested the guy they said had a pocket stuffed with cash.
UPDATE, 5:30 a.m.: The MBTA says repairs were completed overnight, regular service resuming.
Something about Blue Line trains just hates those overhead wires. Mike Miccoli, though, doesn't mind:
Oh sweet! The MBTA is providing free shuttle buses! During rush hour! Those guys are the best!
MBTA Transit Police say officers were able to stop a suicide attempt at the Quincy Adams garage Saturday evening.
According to his report on the incident, Transit Police Officer James Clark was on a routine patrol on the garage roof deck around 6:30 p.m. when he noticed a "visibly upset" man sobbing and running toward the deck's railing:
Apparently, a large raccoon waddled into the station this morning. From track 6.
Nhu Nguyen, 20, pleaded guilty today to killing Derek Matulina at the Savin Hill Red Line stop on May 11, 2011.
Under an agreement between his attorney and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, Nguyen was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in a county jail on manslaughter and gun charges, to be followed by two years of probation.
The DA's office says the two were once best buds who had a falling out over the proceeds of marijuana sales.
The Knight saw something tonight, so he said something - on Twitter, where he posted a photo of an MBTA Transit Police officer apparently asleep at the Mattapan trolley stop. Transit Police report they are now investigating.
There are a quarter of a million stories on the Red Line. Tom Bruno reports from the Red Line this afternoon:
Drunk guy in a track suit just poured himself a drink and took off his shirt to change between Central and Kendall. Only on the MBTA! Looked like something vile mixed with a bottle of Starbucks Frappucino! Worst part was that you could smell it half-way across the car!
Steve Annear at BostInno posts a photo of chained Ride riders across Beacon Street today, protesting fare increases scheduled to go into effect on July 1. Alternatives for Community and Environment has more photos.
State Police have asked the city DPW to send somebody over with a bolt cutter.
The Herald reports MBTA Transit Police today launch an iPhone app that will let T riders instantly report pervs and suspicious packages.
The new app is already available for download in the Apple App Store as MBTA See Say and will be available today on the Transit Police Web site.
In addition to text reports, users will be able to click a button to connect to a police dispatcher, at least in areas along their route where they have cell service.
An Android version is planned for later release, the T says.
Robinite reports the two vehicles collided pretty much on top of the Green Line at Comm. Ave. and Allston Street around 9:30 p.m. That shut the inbound tracks; arriving emergency vehicles shut the outbound tracks as well.
Ed. question: Is that intersection cursed, or what?
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