commuter rail

According to the Transit Police Department, a man was trespassing on the right of way around 5 p.m. on the Worcester Line when he was fatally struck by an outbound commuter rail train in the area of 113 West Central Street.

A man is dead after being struck Wednesday evening by an MBTA commuter rail train in Natick, Massachusetts, transit police said. According to the Transit Police Department, a man was trespassing on the right of way around 5 p.m. on the Worcester Line when he was struck by an outbound commuter rail train in the area of 113 West Central…

Federal authorities are stepping in after the MBTA’s pattern of crashes, derailments, speeding and signal issues prompted major safety concerns.

Federal transit overseers will wrap up their on-site inspections of the MBTA this week, and they have already flagged a quartet of major safety issue areas they want the agency to address quickly, the T’s top safety official said Monday.

Delays continued Thursday morning on the MBTA Newburyport/Rockport commuter rail line following a train derailment Wednesday near Beverly, Massachusetts. MBTA officials say safety inspections found that Wednesday’s derailment caused a damage to the switch. Two morning trains from Rockport and Beverly were canceled as a result of the issue. According to the MBTA, all Newburyport Line trains will begin...

An MBTA commuter rail derailment near Beverly, Massachusetts, is causing delays on the Newburyport/Rockport Line, the agency confirmed Wednesday. MBTA officials described the issue as a “low speed upright derailment” of the 3:07 p.m. train from Rockport. Shuttle busses are running up to North Beverly/Montserrat to bring passengers to a train connection, but riders should expect delays of 40-50...

A man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by an MBTA commuter rail train in Ayer, Massachusetts, police said. According to Transit police, the man was trespassing in the right of way when he was struck by an outbound Fitchburg Line train around 3:40 p.m. He sustained life-threatening injures and was taken by medical helicopter to a…

Shuttle buses are replacing sections of the Blue and Green Lines Friday morning due to power problems, according to the MBTA. On the Blue Line, shuttle buses are replacing service between Wonderland and Government Center. Commuters should expect delays, the MBTA wrote on Twitter. On the Green Line, shuttle buses will operate through the end of service. Shuttle buses are…

The MBTA is further responding to safety concerns at a commuter rail crossing in Wilmington, Mass. after a deadly train crash at the location last month. Roberta Sausville, 68, of Wilmington, died on January 21 when her vehicle was struck by a commuter rail train on Middlesex Avenue near the North Wilmington station. The MBTA had said that in that…

A driver got stuck on train tracks after a GPS reportedly directed them to turn onto the rails Sunday night in Ashland, Massachusetts. Fortunately, the driver was able to escape the car before an MBTA Commuter Rail train struck it at the Main Street crossing. No one was injured, the Ashland Fire Department and MBTA Transit Police said. Authorities said…

A driver got stuck after a GPS directed them to turn onto the train tracks Sunday night in Ashland, Massachusetts. The driver was able to escape the car before an MBTA commuter rail train struck it at the Main Street crossing.

An MBTA commuter rail train struck an unoccupied vehicle that was stuck on the tracks Sunday night in Ashland, Massachusetts, officials said.

The car was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported.

An MBTA commuter rail train struck an unoccupied vehicle that was stuck on the tracks Sunday night in Ashland, Massachusetts, officials said. Fortunately there were no injuries, the Ashland Fire Department and Transit Police Department said. Ashland firefighters say the driver got stuck on the tracks at the Main Street crossing, and ditched it just in time. Video from the…

A broken rail line was expected to cause delays for commuters as it impacted some trains on the Greenbush, Middleboro/Kingston and Lakeville lines. Crews were working on the broken track Wednesday morning near the JFK/UMass station. Crews quickly fixed the rail line and normal train service has resumed on the Middleborough, Kingston and Greenbush Lines. Trains will now make...

The MBTA says a preliminary investigation has revealed that human error was a factor Friday when a commuter rail train collided with a car in Wilmington, Massachusetts, killing the 68-year-old woman inside.

The MBTA says a preliminary investigation has revealed that human error was a factor Friday when a commuter rail train collided with a car in Wilmington, Massachusetts, killing the 68-year-old woman inside. MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak released a statement Saturday evening saying although the investigation into Roberta Sausville’s death remains very active, they have learned enough to report...

A woman was killed Friday when an inbound train collided with her car on the tracks near the North Wilmington commuter rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts, officials said. According to MBTA Transit Police Supt. Richard Sullivan, the Boston-bound train collided with the woman’s car near the railroad crossing just before 6 p.m. on Middlesex Avenue. The woman in the...

One advocacy group says investing in electrifying the commuter rail could mean a faster, more reliable ride and a cleaner environment

Ridership on the MBTA still remains well below the norm from before COVID-19 upended the world, but after about eight months of steady gains, the agency’s head said Wednesday that some returning commuters might be surprised by the size of crowds aboard trains and buses. The T’s bus network and its Blue Line subway continue to recover at the...