Oh, come on! The day after the T general manager acknowledged massive track problems on the Green Line Extension, a trolley died between Science Park and Lechmere - and then the T kept the riders onboard for 90 minutes. Read more.
But the MBTA reports "this delay has been cleared," which we assume means something other than that they shoved the train off side of the viaduct.
The MBTA reports buses are now running between Lechmere and North Station due to a trolley with "a power problem" at Science Park.
A shattered window at the Science Park Green Line station left quite an impression on John Geoffrion today:
Deferred maintenance as art.
The T is shutting down trolley service to Science Park and Lechmere between April 30 and November, so it can install elevators and other improvements at Science Park. Buses will run instead.
The T says by shutting down the line entirely, it will shave six months off the Science Park work.
The T reports it will be bustituting starting at 9 p.m. tonight and tomorrow because of the need to shut Science Park for elevator work.
MBTA and city officials gather at Science Park station at 4:30 p.m. today to commemorate the fact that the station now has a "secondary name" of "West End." In a statment, City Council President Mike Ross said:
"Tourists and locals alike will now be reminded of this vibrant neighborhood whenever they take the train. I'm grateful to Dan Grabauskas for making the change so quickly."
The MBTA is currently busing Green Line passengers between North Station and Lechmere due to "fire department activity at Science Park."
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