Transportation

Passengers on the platform of Kenmore Station wait for a MBTA Green Line trolley. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Passengers walk through tunnel after Green Line problem

More than 100 Green Line passengers had to be escorted on foot through a subway tunnel on Thursday night when three trains became stuck because of a signal problem, officials...

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Jan 27, 2023

Commuters board an MBTA bus. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Here's the new bus route approved by MBTA board of directors

The MBTA's board of directors unanimously approved a suite of service modifications, collectively referred to as the Bus Network Redesign project, contingent upon an equity analysis that officials say will...

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Nov 18, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat, of Massachusetts, at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 22, 2022. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Warren holds hearing in Boston to urge MBTA improvements

Ongoing safety problems at the MBTA and their economic impact will be the focus on Friday of a rare Senate hearing held here in Boston.

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04:44Oct 14, 2022

Passengers hustle on and off an Orange Line MBTA train when its doors open at Downtown Crossing. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Orange Line reopens on time after month-long shutdown

The MBTA Orange Line reopened for the first time in a month on Monday morning. The T's general manager said the 30 day shutdown allowed workers to make five years...

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03:16Sep 19, 2022

MBTA Orange Line cars at the Wellington train yard in Medford. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MBTA officials say Orange Line will reopen on schedule Monday

Officials said more than 80% of planned work is now complete.

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Sep 14, 2022

The Orange Line at Sullivan Square Station. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)

Feds ask MBTA to address dozens of safety issues

For reaction to the report, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Jarred Johnson, chief operating officer of the of the local advocacy group Transit Matters.

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04:51Sep 1, 2022

Older MBTA Orange Line cars sit at the Wellington train yard in Medford after announcing the shutdown of the MBTA Orange Line. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Civil rights group asks for federal review on the impacts of Orange Line shutdown

Alleging that the MBTA failed to properly examine the impacts of the Orange Line shutdown on communities of color, a civil rights group on Wednesday asked federal authorities to intervene...

Local Coverage

Aug 24, 2022

Orange Line, partial Green Line shutdowns begin

Massachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about how area roads might accommodate these closures.

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05:02Aug 22, 2022

Boston's Orange Line train. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Reports: Orange Line could shut down for 30 days

To talk more about this, WBUR's Morning Edition host was joined by Jim Aloisi, former Massachusetts transportation secretary and transit advocate.

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05:12Aug 3, 2022

Morning traffic heading north on I-93 in Dorchester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Across New England, expect a busy travel weekend on the roads for Fourth of July

About 2.4 million New Englanders are predicted to travel by car for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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Jul 1, 2022

A new Orange Line train. The MBTA said it plans to replace the line's entire fleet by 2022. (Courtesy MBTA)

MBTA pulls new Orange, Red Line cars after battery failure

A spokesperson for the T said the car was not in service at the time, and that engineers and technicians were working to determine the cause of the failure.

Local Coverage

Jun 22, 2022

Commuters wait as a Red Line train pulls into Park Street Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Feds fault T's 'lax safety culture' and state's lack of robust oversight

The Federal Transit Administration is calling out the MBTA for what it calls a "lax safety culture" following a series of train-car mishaps, injuries and deaths that landed the agency...

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Jun 15, 2022

Investigator says Green Line train was speeding, didn't stop at signal before crash

One of the trains involved in a crash on the Green Line that sent four workers to the hospital earlier this month did not stop at a red signal and...

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Jun 14, 2022

In this 2016 file photo, a Green Line train enters Government Center station. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)

MBTA: 'No evidence' that infrastructure caused Green Line crash

Investigators have found "no evidence" so far that vehicle or infrastructure issues played a role in a Wednesday night collision between two Green Line trains and are looking at possible...

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Jun 3, 2022

Green Line crash sends 4 train operators to the hospital, disrupts service

A Green Line train carrying two dozen passengers collided with another train Wednesday night at Government Center, the MBTA said.

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Jun 2, 2022

Orange Line trains back in service after braking issue

The six-car trains were taken off the tracks last week after one of them had a problem breaking.

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May 23, 2022

New MBTA trains yanked from service after braking issue

T officials said they decided to take the new Red and Orange Line trains offline "out of an abundance of caution" while inspectors probe the newest additions to the fleet,...

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May 20, 2022

Drivers heading from East Boston or Logan International Airport toward downtown Boston will be directed to use the Ted Williams Tunnel when the Sumner Tunnel is closed for 36 weekends and then a four-month continuous stretch to allow for a major rehabilitation project. (Courtesy MassDOT via SHNS)

Boston tunnel project will have major traffic impact

State transportation officials are preparing next month to kick off a major, year-plus rehabilitation project in the Sumner Tunnel, which is in a state of "disrepair" 87 years after it...

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May 20, 2022

An MBTA Blue Line train rushes by, creating a blur. This photo was taken by Jesse Costa of WBUR.

MBTA Blue Line construction carts derailed 3 times during closure

Four days after the T announced it would again extend the shutdown of Blue Line subway service between Maverick and Bowdoin because a "construction tool cart derailed," MBTA General Manager...

Local Coverage

May 17, 2022

MBTA commits to more frequent bus trips

In what MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak pitched as an "exciting inflection point," officials unveiled a draft new map for the constellation of bus routes in Boston and dozens of...

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May 16, 2022

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Passengers walk through tunnel after Green Line problem

Here's the new bus route approved by MBTA board of directors

Sen. Warren holds hearing in Boston to urge MBTA improvements

Orange Line reopens on time after month-long shutdown

MBTA officials say Orange Line will reopen on schedule Monday

Feds ask MBTA to address dozens of safety issues

Civil rights group asks for federal review on the impacts of Orange Line shutdown

Orange Line, partial Green Line shutdowns begin

Reports: Orange Line could shut down for 30 days

Across New England, expect a busy travel weekend on the roads for Fourth of July

MBTA pulls new Orange, Red Line cars after battery failure

Feds fault T's 'lax safety culture' and state's lack of robust oversight

Investigator says Green Line train was speeding, didn't stop at signal before crash

MBTA: 'No evidence' that infrastructure caused Green Line crash

Green Line crash sends 4 train operators to the hospital, disrupts service

Orange Line trains back in service after braking issue

New MBTA trains yanked from service after braking issue

Boston tunnel project will have major traffic impact

MBTA Blue Line construction carts derailed 3 times during closure

MBTA commits to more frequent bus trips