And waited for about 15 minutes at Mass Av before abandoning it for the 43 Bus. In the time I waited, there was not one announcement informing passengers of the delays.
are currently running manual block operation on the Orange Line, which means they allow only one train at a time (each way) in each section between stations. A very slow way to operate trains.
power failure (the signal system runs on different circuits than the train power does) or a problem with the computer system that controls the signal system itself.
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I got stuck in that mess
By Neal - 5/13/09 - 10:06 am
And waited for about 15 minutes at Mass Av before abandoning it for the 43 Bus. In the time I waited, there was not one announcement informing passengers of the delays.
It's a switching problem.
By anon (not verified) - 5/13/09 - 10:19 am
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Got two alerts this morning indicating a
By roadman - 5/13/09 - 10:37 am
signal problem on the Orange Line. The second one advised North Station and Haymarket passengers to use the Green Line instead.
Also, the info boards on the Haverhill/Reading commuter rail line were advising passengers of "Orange Line delays due to major signal problem".
So much for the brand new signal system it took them almost four years to install.
Yesterday too
By GuitarGuynBoston - 5/13/09 - 12:49 pm
I got an alert that they were having signaling problems yesterday too. I guess it takes days to fix signaling issues.
Again This Evening
By J258 - 5/13/09 - 3:45 pm
More signal problems causing delays this evening according to the T-alert text I just got.
According to my sources, they
By roadman - 5/13/09 - 3:56 pm
are currently running manual block operation on the Orange Line, which means they allow only one train at a time (each way) in each section between stations. A very slow way to operate trains.
It's like the Needham Line, only orangier!
By adamg - 5/13/09 - 3:57 pm
What would cause something like that?
It's most likely due to either a
By roadman - 5/13/09 - 4:04 pm
power failure (the signal system runs on different circuits than the train power does) or a problem with the computer system that controls the signal system itself.