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Smoke Fills Back Bay Station
Smoke in Back Bay Station #mbta#boston#orangelinepic.twitter.com/ofB86GKmJP — Stuart Long (@StuartLong81) October 26, 2016 Several commuters received treatment after smoke filled the Back Bay MBTA station with […]
Frank Oglesby Jr., the ‘Voice of the MBTA,’ Is Working for WGBH
Recording at BOSTON’S LOCAL NPR. pic.twitter.com/LrcLnNGokv — Frank Oglesby, jr. (@frank_pagua) October 15, 2016 It looks like Frank Oglesby Jr., whose unmistakeable voice has helped […]
MBTA Operators Call Out Twice for Every 20 Days They’re Supposed to Be Working
Despite an apparent downtick in the “unscheduled absences” plaguing the MBTA’s performance, bus drivers and rail operators still call out two days for every 20 they’re […]
The Green Line Had the Most Derailments in the Country
The MBTA’s Green Line is the busiest light rail line in America—but over the last year, it’s had the most derailments, too. The Green Line’s […]
Green Line Extension Inching Closer to Reality
The long-delayed, $2.3 billion Green Line Extension is inching closer to reality, MBTA officials told the transportation authority’s oversight board Thursday. Not only are federal transit officials—who […]
Seven MBTA Union Members Arrested at ‘Money Room’ Protest
Update, 2 p.m.: The MBTA’s fiscal and management control board has voted 4-0 to approve a contract with Brink’s, a security company based in Virginia, a move […]
With Private Funding, a New Malden Stop is Possible on the Orange Line
While the MBTA continues its focus hammering away at the signal and track issues that make commuting in this city so unpredictable, there does appear […]
MBTA Worker Caught on Tape Lying Face-Down on Yoga Mat in ‘Money Room’
MBTA security video captured an employee lying face-down on a yoga mat with her eyes closed in the so-called “money room,” where the transportation […]
Late-Night on the MBTA Is Dead. Can NightBus Resurrect It?
The NightBus. Could it be Boston’s next and best shot at 24-hour public transit? Advocates with Transit Matters seem to think so. The idea for […]
Dog Struck by Commuter Rail Train Rescued, Named ‘Charlie’
A dog rescued from the tracks after an MBTA commuter rail train ran over its leg is now in the care of the MSPCA, which has […]
A Leak at the Alewife MBTA Station Looks Like ‘Decorative Fountains’
Travelers at the Alewife MBTA station this morning were treated to what looked like a pair of fountains emerging from the structure’s concrete columns. One of the […]
MBTA Will Now Let Mobility Impaired Riders Take Uber and Lyft
In a partnership that officials said was likely the first of its kind, the MBTA announced today that, as part of a new pilot program, […]
No, Adele is Not Performing at the Quincy Center MBTA Station
Updated at 5 p.m.: The mysterious organizers of the phony Adele concert at the Quincy Center MBTA station have announced that the event—which, let’s be clear, […]
Death Investigation Halts Commuter Rail Train for Nearly Three Hours
Update: Wednesday, 11:43 a.m. The 17-year-old struck and killed by the outbound commuter rail train near 25 Buick Street was a Boston University student, the school said […]
This MBTA Excuse Generator Is Everything
Forget “signal issues” and “switch problems.” The MBTA, according to an irresistible new website that has become an immediate sensation, has bigger, more fantastical things […]