Amanda Wild shows quiet happens even on a Green Line train entering Copley.
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By railfan - 4/18/11 - 9:51 am
Authorities are investigating the burning of a track-repair car on an MBTA Commuter Rail track in Bridgewater, police said.
Bridgewater authorities said the fire occurred between Plymouth and Broad streets about 5:30 p.m.
From a nearby backyard barbecue, Justin Fuller, 22, said he saw the flames engulf the MBTA vehicle. He said it appeared a propane tank was attached to the machinery.
The MBTA did not immediately respond to calls.
“All of a sudden, we saw flames,” the Bridgewater State University student said in a telephone interview.
By railfan - 4/16/11 - 9:00 am
NEW CENTER 5 REPORTS THAT OVER FORTY PUBLIC SAFETY WORKERS LIED ON THE APPLICATIONS DURING THE HIRING PROCESS. THE T SOLUTION IS TO GRANT AMNESTY TO ALL INVOLVED IF THEY COME FORWARD AND CONFESS TO THEIR SINS.
By adamg - 4/15/11 - 1:10 pm
The MBTA introduced its new Premier Class service the other night - or maybe it was all an elaborate performance:
The butlers handed out magazines for passengers to enjoy and offered platters of snacks. ... Meanwhile, as our attendants dutifully cleaned and wiped the cars' interiors, our musicians behind them filled the air with lilting, soothing melodies.
By adamg - 4/14/11 - 3:50 pm
An MBTA Transit Police report on Monday's Dudley Street crash offers witnesses corroborating the driver's version of events - that he stopped the bus and ordered a bunch of teens off the bus for smoking but that two, including one who at first demanded he "shut the fuck up and drive the bus" caught up to him at the front door and began beating him
By adamg - 4/14/11 - 12:24 pm
The Globe reports on the arraignment today of two Roxbury teens for that bus crash on Dudley Street.
Michael Anthony Baptista, who said he was on his way to a job fair, was released on personal recognizance. Felix Garcia was ordered held for violating bail conditions on unrelated larceny and assult charges.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office paints a different picture, saying in a statement:
By adamg - 4/13/11 - 8:48 pm
Channel 4 reports Michael Baptista, 19, and Felix Garcia, 18, were arrested in connection with Monday's crash on Dudley Street.
Innocent, etc.
By adamg - 4/12/11 - 5:03 pm
AlertNewEngland reports a 34E bus and a car collided outside the Stop & Shop at the Dedham Mall around 3:20 p.m. Five bus passengers and the driver of the car were taken to local hospitals with minor neck and back injuries.
The T reports the driver of the car was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign, and that the bus suffered minor damage to the right side; the auto moderate damage to the front.
By adamg - 4/12/11 - 9:50 am
The MBTA has released excerpts from the radio call from the driver of the bus that crashed on Dudley Street yesterday, as well as a copy of a call from a passenger to 911:
By adamg - 4/12/11 - 8:10 am
Surprisingly, though, not on the menagerie that is the Red Line. Andrew Holleron tweets from an inbound D trolley on the Green Line this morning:
Wasps on a crowded train. Oddly enough, calm reserve, no panic. Heroic woman pockets one wasp in a napkin.
By adamg - 4/12/11 - 6:27 am
Sometime after 9 p.m., Monday, AlertNewEngland reports. Passengers on one outbound train were put on a bus at Porter for a ride to Belmont while authorities investigated and cleaned up the scene.
By adamg - 4/11/11 - 1:37 pm
We're hearing tales that a rare four-hump, um, car Green Line trolley was spotted in the tunnels between Kenmore and Park after Sox games this past weekend. Could it return after tonight's Rays games? Of course, its name is Tessie. Pix or it doesn't exist.
UPDATE: Andrew Lehmann pointed us to this video, posted Saturday:
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