The T

Red Line service halted due to person on tracks at Broadway

By adamg - 1/28/24 - 6:04 pm

Around 5:30 p.m., the MBTA announced Red Line delays of up to 20 minutes due to an "unauthorized person" on the tracks. Said person is no longer on the tracks and service has resumed, the T says.

It was enough to make riders frown: There was a dead train at Chinatown

By adamg - 1/27/24 - 11:48 pm

Shortly before 1 p.m., the MBTA announced the Orange Line was "standing by" because one of its brand-new Orange Line trains decided Chinatown was a good place to die.

Once again, the ride on the Orange Line really blew because of something at Massachusetts Avenue

By adamg - 1/26/24 - 10:17 pm

For the third day in a row, the MBTA had to halt service on the Orange Line because of something that made Boston firefighters have to get on the tracks at Massachusetts Avenue, sometime before 8:25 p.m. Firefighters were off the tracks by around 8:50 p.m. Read more.

Were Red Line riders appalled when yet another train stalled?

By adamg - 1/26/24 - 4:35 pm

An outbound Red Line train thought it could, but it couldn't, so it died nearJFK/UMass, causing delays that reached 15 minutes shortly after noon but which were cleared shortly before 12:30, the MBTA reports.

Area man charged as dumbass who broke into one of the driver compartments of a hurtling Red Line train and stuck his head out the window, police say

By adamg - 1/26/24 - 11:53 am

Transit Police report that around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, a man broke into one of the operator cabs on a Red Line train - but not the one the train's driver was using - and "hung his head out the window" while the train was in motion towards Andrew. Read more.

Canton bridge notches victory over 18-wheeler

By adamg - 1/26/24 - 11:49 am

18-wheeler with some major trailer damage at Canton bridge

Scronch. Photo by Transit Police.

A Stoughton Line bridge minding its own business at Bolivar Street in Canton Monday morning was rudely awakened by a tractor-trailer driver who perhaps figured the "low clearance" markings didn't apply in his case, only, as ever, it did. Transit Police report that, unlike the trailer, the bridge suffered no damage.

B Line was delayed to the max when a trolley died on the tracks

By adamg - 1/26/24 - 10:09 am

At 8:46 a.m., the MBTA reported 25-minute delays on the B Line due to a trolley approaching rigor mortis near Warren Street. The trolley was shoved out of the way and service resumed about a half hour later, the T updated.

Trouble for D Line riders, but at least it's not spiders

By adamg - 1/25/24 - 1:51 pm

At 1:45 p.m., the MBTA reported it was rolling out buses to take the place of Riverside trolleys between Reservoir and Kenmore due to a train that kicked the bucket at Brookline Village.

Massachusetts Avenue takes its toll as it becomes an Orange Line black hole

By adamg - 1/25/24 - 1:46 pm

For the second time in less than 24 hours, Mass. Ave. on the Orange Line forced an Orange Line shutdown because of something that, once again, forced firefighters to get down on the outbound tracks at the station. Firefighters arrived around 12:15 p.m., then waited for the T to shut down power so they could get onto the tracks. Whatever it was got fixed and the MBTA reported at 1:38 p.m. that service was back to what now passes for normal.

Mayor, lawmakers try yet again to get reduced fares at commuter-rail stops in Boston

By adamg - 1/25/24 - 11:24 am

CommonWealth Beacon reports on yet another effort by Boston lawmakers to convince the T to change the Hyde Park, Readville and West Roxbury commuter-rail stations to the same zone as the Fairmount one - which could save riders hundreds of dollars a year. But T officials say they're more interested in an overall reduced-fare system it's looking to set-up for low-income riders across the entire commuter-rail network.

Blue Line situation was dire due to a third-rail fire

By adamg - 1/25/24 - 9:48 am

At 8:45 a.m., the MBTA reported halting Blue Line service due to smoke at Airport station. Turned out there was "a fire along the third rail near airport," the T updated at 9:01 a.m., but it was out and service was returning, but with "residual delays," some of which might be caused by T workers trying to figure out what sparked the fire.

H/t Rob A.

Some Orange Line riders got home later; service was stopped due to an elevator

By adamg - 1/24/24 - 10:27 pm

The elevator at the Orange Line's Mass. Ave. stop stopped working around 4:25 p.m., trapping two people inside. Read more.

If the MBTA won't provide late-night bus service, maybe Boston can, councilors say

By adamg - 1/24/24 - 3:31 pm

The Boston City Council agreed today to study the idea of getting into the bus business, with small shuttle-type buses, to serve routes - and hours - that the T doesn't. Read more.

Man pulls out knife on the Red Line, threatens to stab another rider, but is pulled off and arrested before he can, police say

By adamg - 1/24/24 - 2:03 pm

Transit Police report arresting a man they say "while armed with a knife, threatened to stab a fellow passenger without provocation," on an inbound Ashmont train about 7:45 a.m. Police say the man was arrested at JFK/UMass on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

It really is a shame: Orange Line door comes up lame

By adamg - 1/24/24 - 1:01 pm

At 11:40 a.m., the MBTA reported delays of up to 15 minutes on the Orange Line after one of its shiny new Orange Line trains developed an embarrassing "door problem" at Tufts Medical Center.

Some signals needed attention on the Green Line Extension

By adamg - 1/24/24 - 9:19 am

The day on the brand new Green Line Extension started bright and early and full of buses: The MBTA announced at 5 a.m. it couldn't run trains on the tracks, not because they were out of gauge again but because the signals weren't working near East Somerville. But the bustitution only lasted until 5:17 a.m., when the T updated those darn signals were signaling again.