New GLX Tracks To Be Fixed During Nighttime Closures
The MBTA will shut down service a few hours earlier than usual on the Green Line Extension on more than a dozen nights starting laterRead More
MBTA needs $24.5 billion to fix system, officials say
MBTA officials have long been sounding the alarm about the poor state of the system’s infrastructure and lamenting years of disinvestment, and on Thursday theyRead More
Systemwide subway shutdowns planned to fix MBTA
In another new development with big implications for riders, the MBTA’s push to trade near-term headaches for long-term improvements will soon be put to theRead More
Full rail service resumes after ‘pantograph issue’ forced switch to shuttle buses for portion of Green Line’s C Branch
Service for part of the MBTA’s Green Line was once again disrupted when a pantograph issue forced C Branch riders to switch to shuttle buses.Read More
GLX track fix may require two weeks of overnight repairs, MBTA general manager says
Miles of tracks that are too narrow across the Green Line Extension could be fixed by mid-November following up to two weeks of evening closures,Read More
‘Power problem’ causes train stoppage, portions of MBTA’s Green Line to switch to shuttle buses
Rail service on stretches of the MBTA’s Green Line came to a stop Tuesday morning as crews responded to an apparent power issue, officials said.Read More
Healey: ‘Poor Judgment’ Of Baker Admin Kept GLX Issues Shrouded
Senior management at the MBTA displayed “poor judgment” in going ahead with the opening the new Green Line Extension last year despite knowing there wereRead More
Shuttles replace Green Line service from Kenmore to Park after overhead wire problem, MBTA says
Shuttle buses replaced service between Kenmore and Park Street on the Green Line due to “an overhead wire problem” near Copley Station, the MBTA announcedRead More
MBTA worker hospitalized after brush with third rail on Red Line tracks
An MBTA employee made contact with the third rail at North Quincy Station early Friday morning, resulting in a minor burn, MBTA officials said. AroundRead More
Green Line Extension problems are worse than previously known
Problems with the MBTA’s new 4.4-mile Green Line Extension are so severe that the agency will need to widen more than two-thirds of the nearlyRead More