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MBTA Red Line train derailment delays commuters amid rainy weather

Shuttle buses are replacing service on the red line and the weather is not ideal as riders try to find another way to get where they're going. 

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An MBTA red line train delayed on Saturday during scheduled maintenance leading to major commuting delays amid a rainy day. 

An MBTA Red Line train derailment on Saturday morning caused delays in service.

Shuttle buses replaced service on the Red Line for most of the day while commuters contended with the rainy weather.

The MBTA says the train derailed shortly before 6 a.m. while shifting from one track to another at the crossover near Broadway as part of a previously scheduled Red Line diversion between Broadway, Ashmont and North Quincy for the Dorchester Avenue bridge project.

Officials say there were no passengers on board, and no one was injured. 

Needless to say, riders weren't happy about it.

"I don't understand why this has taken so long to fix the safety issues and the track issues. It's gone on for the last four years!" said one Red Line commuter.

Service resumed Saturday afternoon. MBTA workers are investigating the cause of this derailment.

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