commuter rail

Regular Commuter Rail service is returning in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, after crews spent the last week making repairs to the damaged track and washed out ground. Last Monday’s historic flooding in Leominster washed out the ground beneath the track near the city’s station, and commuters who rely on public transportation have had to use bus service while repairs...

There have been major delays and service interruptions along the Fitchburg Line of the MBTA’s Commuter Rail due to an unfolding police situation on Wednesday morning. The MTBA Commuter Rail was reporting on social media significant delays for trains along the Fitchburg Line, with service being suspended between Waltham and Wachusett at around 8 a.m. The issues were tied...

The MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis announced that they will be providing round-trip, special event train service to Gillette Stadium from Boston and, in some cases, Providence for multiple shows at the end of August. Service will be available for the following shows: Round-trip tickets are $20 and are only available via the mTicket app. The Boston trains will depart…

Talk about a “Countdown!” Commuter train tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour at Gillette Stadium became available Tuesday at 11 a.m. and were sold out within 9 minutes. Just like Taylor Swift’s speedy MBTA train sale, concertgoers were in for yet another battle for tickets. With limited trains to the 68,000-person capacity venue, the $20 round-trip tickets are a highly sought-after…

All MBTA Commuter Rail trains to and from Foxboro were canceled indefinitely after a truck hit a bridge in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Monday morning. Traffic on East Street was closed indefinitely as well after the train bridge, near the Endicott Estate, was hit before 10 a.m., according to Dedham police. They shared images of a truck underneath a bridge with…

After high demand for train tickets to next weekend’s Taylor Swift concerts at Gillette Stadium prompted the MBTA to schedule more trips, the new round of tickets sold…swiftly. The first round of tickets sold out in hours, and when the new round of MBTA Commuter Rail tickets went on sale Friday at 11 a.m., it took just one minute...

Five Amtrak employees were hurt when two of the train company’s vehicles collided near an MBTA Commuter Rail Station in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood Friday, according to the MBTA. The employees are expected to recover, an MBTA representative said in a statement. The Amtrak truck and track truck were substantially damaged after their collision near Readville Station. NBC10 Boston...

A car and an MBTA train collided in Stoughton Friday, causing minor injuries and blocking a street, police say. Commuter Rail service on the Stoughton Line was ending a stop early “until further notice.” The blocked street near Stoughton Center is expected to be closed for several hours, according to the Stoughton Police Department. They didn’t immediately share what’s...