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Independent Probe Finds A 'Questionable' Approach To Safety At The MBTA

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An MBTA Red Line train derailed just outside of JFK/UMass Station in June. (Courtesy Boston Fire Department)
An MBTA Red Line train derailed just outside of JFK/UMass Station in June 2019. (Courtesy Boston Fire Department)

The MBTA needs to do much more to improve safety throughout it's system, according to a scathing report from an independent panel following a five-month investigation into the agency.

The probe was prompted by a series of derailments and other mishaps on the T. WBUR's Steve Brown joined Morning Edition to talk about it.

This segment aired on December 10, 2019.

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