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The MBTA Will Replace the Entire Red Line with New Trains
Commuters on the Red Line of the future will be greeted with an entirely new fleet of trains—clean, shiny, less-prone-to-calamity trains—after a decision today that […]
Contrary to What the MBTA Has Told You, Absenteeism Isn’t in Sharp Decline
MBTA acting general manager Brian Shortsleeve has spent much of the last year touting the success of recent reforms to curb the rampant absenteeism plaguing the […]
Green Line Extension Delayed, Again, Until 2021
You’ll never believe this, but the Green Line Extension is delayed. Again. Until 2021. The $2.3 billion project extending MBTA rail service into Somerville and Medford […]
Something Happened to the MBTA’s Twitter Handle
Update: The MBTA has reclaimed its old Twitter handle, @MBTA, as of late Tuesday morning. Spokesman Joe Pesaturo says it’s not clear what happened “at this […]
Three Teenagers Charged with Hate Crime on the Red Line
Three teenagers are being charged with a hate crime after allegedly harassing a woman on the Red Line earlier this month. On November 7, according […]
The MBTA Doesn’t Want You to Know Anything About Absenteeism
It appears the MBTA is struggling just as hard to keep drivers in trains, trains on tracks, and the Red and Orange Lines from catching fire as it is […]
An MBTA Commuter Rail Train Was Damaged, But Picked Up Riders Anyway
An commuter rail train had been damaged in a South Station collision, but went on to pick up riders anyway—and neither the public nor the […]
The MBTA Wants to Know if You Want Late-Night Bus Service
As the T continues planning for a replacement for the late-night train service it axed this year, the agency is asking riders to weigh in. Would you […]
This Is How the New MBTA Orange Line Trains Will Look
Those new trains headed for the MBTA’s Orange Line still won’t hit the tracks until 2019, but in the meantime, feel free to gawk at […]
Councilor Tito Jackson Proposes Free T Passes for Boston’s High School Students
Who says there’s no such thing as a free ride? The same year the city launched a tuition-free community college program for students in Boston […]
MBTA Tech Chief Still Owns Stake in Bridj
The MBTA’s chief technology officer still holds a financial stake in Bridj, even as the Boston-based private transit company has begun preliminary talks with the T […]
Police: A Man in a Michael Myers Mask Attacked an MBTA Operator
MBTA Transit Police are looking for help identifying a man they say wore a Michael Myers mask and attacked an MBTA operator “without provocation” early […]
Former MBTA Green Line Driver Awarded $2.65 Million in Discrimination Suit
A federal jury in Boston has awarded $2.65 million to a former Green Line driver who says she was the victim of racial discrimination when […]
MBTA Hopes Bridj Can Solve Its Late-Night Problem
Less than a year after the MBTA killed late-night subway and bus service, the cash-strapped transit agency could reach out to those left stranded by the decision with […]
Here’s What Happened on the MBTA Last Night
Update 3:21 p.m.: It looks like some good is coming out of the national and international attention being paid to last night’s smoky incident at Back Bay. Stuart […]