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Children with autism recorded announcements for the MBTA Thursday.

An investigation is underway after a rail cart performing track work experienced a low-speed derailment at Orient Heights on the MBTA’s Blue Line on Wednesday morning. The derailment did not impact riders at the Blue Line station because planned track improvement work replaced train service with buses for the week. Shuttle buses are now replacing service between Maverick and...

When he was announced last spring as the new general manager for the much-assailed transit agency, Phil Eng declared that it was “time for a new way of doing business at the MBTA.” In a wide-ranging conversation Tuesday with the MBTA Advisory Board, Eng reflected on his first year leading the T — covering the agency’s hiring spree, its focus on eliminating slow...

House Democrats want to inject hundreds of millions of new dollars into the MBTA, calling for a sharp increase in operating budget support and funding for new initiatives such as a hiring and training program. The fiscal 2025 budget proposal set to be rolled out Wednesday will include $555 million for the T, plus another $184 million for regional transit…

Service on the MBTA Green Line’s D Branch was suspended between Union Square and Lechmere Monday, the second time there was an issue along that stretch in under a week. The agency posted on X Monday that the delays were due to a signal problem near Union Square, and that they were taking a trolley out of service. It...

A big moment at the MBTA on Thursday as a plan for reduced fares for low-income riders was given unanimous approval from the control board. The action makes it so anyone earning 200% or less of the federal poverty level could see their price for riding the T slashed in half by summer. “It just means so much to me…

A contract “reset” with the manufacturer of new Red and Orange Line trains would set the end of 2027 as the latest completion target for the maligned project, add up to $148 million in allowable costs, and forgive tens of millions of dollars more in penalties. After a year-long review of the T’s contract with CRRC, a team of advisors…

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...

Shuttle buses are replacing the MBTA’s Blue Line service between Suffolk Downs and Bowdoin due to an issue with the overhead wiring system near Orient Heights, the agency said Friday evening. An agency spokesperson said the issue started around 5:10 p.m. when a train lost power near Orient Heights. Boston Fire responded to evacuate about 180 people on the train…

A person was struck and killed by a commuter rail train in Newton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said, causing delays on the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line. The fatal crash happened near the Auburndale MBTA station. The MBTA warned that Framingham/Worcester line riders would see “severe delays” while authorities investigate the situation. The DA’s office...

MBTA track workers were forced to dodge a moving Orange Line train while performing track maintenance March 1, the agency reported Thursday. In a meeting of the MBTA’s Safety, Health and Environment subcommittee Thursday, deputy chief safety officer Nancy Prominski said the maintenance crew jumped into cut-outs in the tunnel walls between the Tufts Medical Center and Chinatown stations, which…

The fallout is growing in the town of Milton, Massachusetts, after its residents voted against implementing a controversial housing law.

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Commuters are hoping things are back to normal on Sunday after having to deal with a derailment on the MBTA Green Line and downed Amtrak wires near Ruggles on Saturday. Shuttle buses replaced service on three of the four MBTA’s Green Line branches due to a derailment in Boston on Saturday. The B Branch trolley derailed about 8:55 a.m....

Shuttle buses replaced service on three of the four MBTA’s Green Line branches due to a derailment in Boston on Saturday. The B Branch trolley derailed about 8:55 a.m. as it left Kenmore Station headed west, according to the MBTA. Shuttle buses were replacing trains on that branch as well as the C and D branches of the Green...

The MBTA had a “Make Way for Ducklings” moment Thursday morning, when a baby duck stopped Green Line traffic in Boston. T workers had to help the duckling get off the tracks between North Station and the Science Park station, according to the MBTA’s Twitter page, backing train traffic up by about 10 minutes. A rider shared on X (formerly…

The MBTA’s effort to remove all slow zones by the end of the year hit a bit of a snag Tuesday night, according to the T’s speed restriction dashboard. The MBTA added 24 new slow zones, while only eliminating 15. Compare that to this past December and January, the T moved at a record pace, removing more than 50 of…

A disabled train caused delays on the MBTA’s Green Line on Tuesday morning. The MBTA first reported around 10 a.m. that delays of 10 minutes could be expected due to a disabled train near Boylston. They said trains might stand by at stations. About 15 minutes later, the T provided an update saying delays had increased to 20 minutes. The…

The MBTA is hoping to bounce back after a turbulent week for riders. Frustration is reaching a boiling point for those who rely on the T — and it’s not just shutdowns. Commuters were crammed into buses Wednesday after a Red Line train caught fire and multiple lines were shut down last week because of a massive power outage. That…

The latest power failure on the MBTA comes as the T tries to get back on track. But slowdowns, outages and shutdowns for repairs have left MBTA riders packing their patience once again after years of safety concerns on the rails. As the MBTA continues to put out fires across the aging infrastructure, the work comes with a bit of…

The major MBTA power outage Thursday made for a chaotic morning commute for some T riders as an issue at North Station impacted the Green, Orange and Blue lines. Commuters had to change plans on the fly; some had their commute times more than double — for Logan Smith, “it took an hour to take a 10-minute ride.” He was…