The T has a problem with falling pieces of metal

By adamg on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 10:28pm

Last month, it was a falling strip of metal from an Orange Line car that sparked explosions and a fire. Yesterday, it was a piece of metal that fall on a Blue Line train entering Suffolk Downs that caused sparks and halted service, WFXT reports.

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By Ron Newman on Sat, 08/13/2022 - 10:41pm.

Did the metal piece fall from there?

By xyz on Sun, 08/14/2022 - 1:14am.

Local bookies introduce a new bet: on a given day, will there be more individual pieces of metal falling on T vehicles, or falling off T vehicles?

By robo on Sun, 08/14/2022 - 2:09pm.

Things are going to fall from the T, or it will catch fire.

By jmeltzer on Sun, 08/14/2022 - 6:59pm.

if things don't fall from the T, it will still catch fire.

By Don't Panic on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 4:26am.

Other than the Mattapan portion of the Red Line I think the Blue Line has the oldest trolleys still in service: Well usually in service anyway.

By blues_lead on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 9:23am.

There are no trolleys on the blue line. The Blue Line is heavy rail, and runs heavy rail cars.

And until the new Orange Line trains began running, it had the newest cars on the system.

By ScottB on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 10:51am.

In at least a decade. The Blue Line cars are all under 15 years old, which is practically new for the T.