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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.

A friend of mine who is a conductor for MBCR told me at breakfast this morning that over the weekend a southbound train struck a person who was inside a bag on the tracks at Norwood Central.

CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY A TWENTY PERCENT RISE IN ROBBERIES IS SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT!
MEMO TO GM DAVIE YOU ARE GOING TO BE JUDGED ON HOW SAFE THE SYSTEM IS AND A TWENTY PERCENT RISE IN SUBWAY ROBBERIES IS A CRIME WAVE NOT A SUCCESS STORY AS THE HERALD STORY WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE.

Go to you tube and check out what happens to a passenger who butts in on a coffee break

YOUTUBE ( MAN TRIES TO BEAT UP MBTA WORKER)

Concord Police and Fire responded to Sudbury Road in Concord for an MBCR train with it fuel tanks punctured. The Captain on the scene said the steel tanks were puntured and the fuel was causing a HAZMAT situation. The (DEP)was called in to investigate

The Lawrence Eagle Tribune is reporting a passenger was hit by a shotgun blast on the MBTA Platform the shooting was caught on video