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MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 ...
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MBTA completes commuter rail Automatic Train Control installation
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed implementation of Automatic Train Control on its commuter rail ...
Railway Age9h
Transit Briefs: MBTA, RTA Chicago, NYMTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side ...
Some MBTA lines could soon hit 50 mph
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals.
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Red and Orange lines could soon hit 50 mph, MBTA officials say
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals.T officials hinted ...
MBTA riders are tapped IN
Here are the feel-good stories you might’ve missed this month: ...
The Boston Globe6d
Ten million taps in, MBTA heralds its Tap to Ride program
Top MBTA officials are celebrating what they say is a big milestone in how people get on the subway, trolley, and bus: 10 million taps on its new-ish Tap to Ride contactless payment system ...
Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The MBTA announced that the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be increasing speeds as a result of the Track Improvement ...
MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to ...
WBUR2d
The wildest stats and numbers from Boston's 'Snowmageddon' winter of 2015
Boston got over 110 inches of snow during the historic 2015 winter — and that wasn't the only wild number. Here’s a look back ...
The MetroWest Daily News6d
Framingham wins 'conditional approval' for MBTA Communities Act plan. What it means
FRAMINGHAM — City officials announced the state has determined that Framingham is "conditionally compliant" with the MBTA Communities Act. According to a press release, city officials said a Jan ...
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Ex-Keolis engineer admits to $8M theft from MBTA Commuter Rail
The stolen funds were meant to help operate the MBTA Commuter Rail.He will be sentenced in April.Pigsley and a second man, John Rafferty, the former general manager of Massachusetts-based LJ ...