Commuters Stranded In Blue Line Black-Out

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Updated July 17, 2019

Tiziana Dearing
Walter Wuthmann

Commuters on an MBTA Blue Line train are evacuated near Government Center on Wednesday morning. (Carrie Jung/WBUR)

It was another rough morning on the T.

MBTA officials say a "power issue" between Aquarium and Bowdoin stations affected three trains and shut down service for about an hour and a half Wednesday.

The MBTA provided shuttle buses between Maverick and Bowdoin stations — causing huge backups of people trying to get to work.

Officials say their initial investigation points to an equipment failure on one train, which then shut off power to others nearby.

Guests

Carrie Jung, WBUR Edify reporter. She tweets @Jung_Carrie.

Lydia Edwards, Boston city councilor. She tweets @LydiaMEdwards.

This article was originally published on July 17, 2019.

This segment aired on July 17, 2019.