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A person was taken to Tufts Medical Center after stepping in the gap between an Orange Line train and the platform at a Boston station, the MBTA said Friday evening. The incident happened at State Street. The person was brought to the hospital to be evaluated, the MBTA said, noting that the train did not move before the patient was…

An apparent fire on the Orange Line caused major delays in Boston for hours Wednesday. Images shared on social media showed what appeared to be a track fire near a station and smoke filling the air at the station. Firefighters were also seen inside a smoky station. The MBTA’s Twitter account responded by noting the agency was “looking into...

Two separate incidents took place on the Orange Line in Jamaica Plain Monday, resulting in a woman’s arrest over an incident involving a hammer and a search for a man after a case of public lewdness, police said. MBTA Transit Police said a female passenger was subjected to open and gross lewdness about 7:40 a.m. Monday at the Stony...

As the MBTA continues their speed restrictions on segments of the Green Line and Orange Line, some riders are saying it’s just easier to walk to where they’re going. We talk with Green Line riders about the conditions of the T and traveling through the city.

A disabled truck carrying a new Orange Line train car was removed Wednesday evening from Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. There were traffic diversions starting during the evening commute as crews worked to remove the truck. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation initially said Wednesday morning that there might need to be a short-term full closure and additional lane restrictions on…

Riders who rely on the T will be stuck dealing with yet another partial shutdown for the next two weekends, this time on the Orange and Green lines. The goal is to get closer to eliminating slow zones for the trains. Orange Line service will be suspended between North Station and Ruggles while track work and other construction work is…

A fight over an MBTA rider taking up more than one seat sent someone to the hospital from Boston’s Back Bay Station with slash wounds Tuesday, transit police said. As the Orange Line train approached the station, two people began to argue over the seat, and their argument turned physical, police said. One of the two took out a...

The MBTA’s Orange Line seems to headed in the right direction, after being under the microscope for months due to its mechanical issues, month-long shutdown and fluctuating wait times. In December, the MBTA pulled several of its new Orange Line cars from service due to electrical issues, but those issues were repaired and the train cars were returned to...

As people start to head back to work and school this week following the holidays, passengers on the Orange Line will be dealing with longer wait times.

The MBTA said on Friday it had pulled nine of its new cars from service which means it’ll be about 15 minutes between trains.

When asked how the commute was coming into Boston on New Year’s Eve, most people surprisingly agreed it was smooth sailing. “It’s pretty rough getting into the city [normally],” said Robin Riley, who travelled to the city with her husband Sean for the holiday. “Today was fine, so that was good.” “Boston can be tough for parking,” said Sean...

Getting into the city today for the holiday? Many said it was smooth sailing, despite warnings from the MBTA that repairs on multiple Orange Line could force delays up to 15 minutes.

A round trip ride on the MBTA’s Orange Line is the quickest it’s been since 2019, according to a Boston Globe story that cites a transit advocacy group. Round trips on the Orange Line have been delayed around 17 seconds since Thursday, according to TransitMatters. That’s compared to delays of just under six minutes before the infamous 30-day shutdown...

While Orange Line slow zones continue to frustrate riders and puzzle onlookers who expected to see more improvements after a major maintenance shutdown, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak on Thursday defended the speed restrictions as “prioritizing safety.” Poftak told the MBTA Board of Directors that “we haven’t done the best job communicating” about the reasons behind long stretches of...

Massachusetts lawmakers applauded the information being made public, but called for continued transparency and more progress toward getting the MBTA back up to full speed.

In a response to a letter from MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, Massachusetts Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren called the new details on the Orange Line’s slow zones “an important first step towards rebuilding trust in the T,” but still called for more accountability from the public transit system. In a letter addressed to Senator Markey that followed...

Most remaining slow zones on the Orange Line, particularly stretches north of downtown Boston, are “scheduled to be lifted in November and December,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak wrote in a letter to U.S. Sen. Ed Markey.

MBTA transit police are searching for a man believed involved in an attack on an Orange Line train earlier this month. Police say the suspect pictured above is a suspect in an attack on a southbound Orange Line Train on Oct. 15. It happened on a southbound train at the Downtown Crossing station around 7:30 p.m. Anyone who recognizes the…