At least they're moving up the line: Instead of Braintree, this time the balky Red Line signals are in North Quincy, where they are causing "moderate" delays into town.

The T is investigating how a Red Line train managed to travel several miles from Braintree to the Neponset River without a driver at the controls.

Equipment tampering is one of the things investigators are looking at; trains aren't supposed to just move on their own volition, let alone travel several miles. The Herald reports the FBI is now on the case.

MassDOT reports: Read more.

UPDATE: T workers had to corral the train because it was coming down the tracks with no driver.

A train left its earthly body at North Quincy this morning, leaving the Red Line no choice but to immediately go into "severe delay" mode in both directions. But, hey, at least it wasn't signal problems today, amirite?

Pierre Juilliard reports he was driving south on I-93 just past exit 8 around 4:45 this morning, when he spotted this bull terrier by the side of the road: Read more.

WBZ reports a Quincy couple has gone on an East Coast bank-robbing spree - while in the company of "several dogs."

A Red Line train bought the ranch at Quincy Adams and now Braintee riders are facing "moderate" delays.

The Athenor was one of three boats (and the remains of a dock) that wound up on Wollaston Beach today as the storm howled through Quincy Bay, kicking up whitecaps and attacking the foolhardy few who braved the beach with stinging sand. Read more.

Quincy Police are hoping somebody will drop a dime on the guy they say made off with an estimated 1,600 quarters from a change machine at the Hancock Street Car Wash last Tuesday. Read more.

The Patriot Ledger reports on the 13 lawsuits against Daniel Flynn of Milton, who was indicted last month on federal wire-fraud charges related to a Quincy condo building he owned.