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‘It's Much-Needed Right Now': Vt. Holiday Train Brings Joy During Pandemic
One Christmas display is on the move across Vermont this month, making its way from town to town by rail. The goal is straightforward: To uplift people during the pandemic. “I’m here trying to spread some joy,” said Santa Claus, the recognizable jolly old elf whom NECN and NBC10 Boston interviewed as he leaned off the back of a...
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Holiday Train Brings Joy During Pandemic
One Christmas display is on the move through Vermont.
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Trial in France for Extremist Foiled by 3 Americans on Train
An Islamic State operative has gone on trial in France on terror charges for shooting a passenger and carrying an arsenal of weapons aboard a high-speed train in 2015
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MBTA Mulls Bus, Ferry and Commuter Rail Service Cuts
The MBTA is mulling some severe service cuts to lower its operating budget as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on ridership levels. The agency is considering eliminating weekend service on some or all Commuter Rail lines, halting Commuter Rail trains after 9 p.m. on weekdays, eliminating ferries, consolidating bus routes and trimming bus or train frequency to…
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Vt. Town Cheers Downtown's Reopening, Awaits Arrival of Passenger Rail Service
An Addison County community on Friday celebrated the reopening of its downtown and the upcoming arrival of an additional travel option that will connect it and other parts of western Vermont to New York City. That future Amtrak passenger service would not have been possible without a massive construction project digging a new train tunnel through Middlebury that’s taken...
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Vermont Town Celebrates Street Reopening After Rail Improvement Project
A yearslong tunnel project in the heart of Middlebury is finally done, and the first train that went through it brought big crowds.
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3 Dead, 6 in Hospital After Train Derails in Scotland
British Transport Police say three people died and six were taken to the hospital with injuries after a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland after heavy rain and flooding
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Transit Police: Green Line Strikes Woman in Newton
A woman in her 40s was brought to the hospital after she was hit by a MBTA Green Line train, according to transit police.
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MBTA Commuter Rail Still Experiencing Delays From Slow-Speed Derailment
A portion of the MBTA Commuter Rail Line was still experiencing delays Friday following a “slow-speed” derailment a day earlier. The Framingham-Worcester Line was expected to experience delays of up to 20 minutes into the evening commute, according to the agency. Human error is to blame for the derailment near Landsdowne station in Boston Thursday afternoon, the MBTA said. Keolis,…
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Human Error May Have Caused Commuter Rail Derailment
The MBTA says human error may be to blame for a slow-speed derailment on the Framingham-Worcester Commuter Rail line Thursday. That derailment was still causing delays for commuters on Friday.
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Man On Tractor Killed in Crash With Train in Vt.
Police say a train hit a tractor in Vermont, killing the driver. Authorities say the crash happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Fairlee.
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Police Dashcam Captures Moment Amtrak Train Slams Car on NJ Tracks
Dashcam video from a West Windsor Police Department patrol car captured the moment an Amtrak train slammed into an alleged drunk driver’s car stuck on the tracks Tuesday night. The harrowing event began when police responded to a report of a disabled car on the west bound train tracks beneath the Route 64 Bridge at the Princeton Junction Station, just...
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Rod Stewart Reveals Railway Modeling Side Passion
For nearly 60 years rocker Rod Stewart has entertained music lovers across the globe, hauling in a Grammy and numerous other awards in a career that has spanned generations. Now, the singer is showing the world his other passion, building a railway models.
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Video Shows Orange Line Construction Collision That Injured Worker
Newly-released surveillance footage shows the moment two construction vehicles collided in an Orange Line tunnel last month in an incident that left a worker injured and caused headaches for commuters. The video released this week by the MBTA shows one vehicle sitting on the tracks when another rams it from behind, pushing it forward. Sparks fly, and a person can...
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Emerson College Community Mourns Moses Shumow
The Emerson College community is in mourning following the death of an associate professor who was hit by an MBTA Commuter Rail train.
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Service Resumes on Orange Line After Messy Morning Commute
Full service on the MBTA’s Orange Line has resumed after a messy morning commute. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tweeted at 2:30 p.m. that work on the Orange Line has been completed and safely tested.
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Pilot Program Offers MBTA Service From Foxborough to Boston
An MBTA experiment aims to make a commute to Boston’s South Station from Foxborough easier as it rolls out a yearlong pilot program service on Monday. The first Commuter Rail train in the pilot departed from Foxborough to the Hub at 5:47 a.m. in what is the first of 20 daily weekday trips from the two Bay State destinations. Transportation...
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Man Killed by Rockport Line Commuter Rail Train in Chelsea, Mass.
A man in his 50s was killed overnight when he was hit by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Chelsea, Massachusetts, according to transit police. Authorities said they received a call at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday of a person who was possibly hit by a train near Everett and Maple Streets.