MBTA completes Green Line D Branch track and signal replacement project

The MBTA announced the completion of the Green Line D Branch Track and Signal Replacement Project, enhancing safety, reliability, and resilience.

South Coast Rail fall update

The South Coast Rail will offer a reliable transit connection between Southeastern Massachusetts and Boston. Phase 1 will provide riders with a one-seat trip between Boston and Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford for the first time since the late 1950s.

MBTA completes E Branch construction

MBTA has completed a marathon work effort on the Green Line E Branch.

MBTA continues 28-day E Branch accelerated construction

Track replacement and other improvements are on schedule for completion by Aug. 29.

MBTA to perform additional track replacement and crosswalk improvements

MBTA will make additional improvements on the E Branch of the Green Line.

NTSB issues Investigative Update for MBTA collision

Following up on an earlier story regarding the collision of two MBTA Green Line trolleys, the NTSB has issued an Investigative Update around the accident.

Two MBTA Green Line trolleys collide

The MBTA trolley system suffered a crash last week.

MBTA investigating several possible causes of March derailment, exacerbating tensions with CRRC

As RT&S reported in a story by Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson on March 17, MBTA experienced a derailment of a new six-car train on the Orange Line in a work zone at Wellington Station on March 16. No one was hurt, but officials have been trying to determine what went wrong.

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MBTA bridge replacement this weekend

Robert Street in Roslindale will be closed from 8 PM on Friday, June 4, 2021, to 4 AM on Monday, June 7, 2021.

New digital tools will help crews operate MBTA commuter trains more effectively

The MBTA commuter rail network is currently rolling out new digital tools to help train operations.

Boston’s Green Line Extension on schedule and on budget

The Green Line Extension in Boston should be ripe with activity come 2022. The $2.3 billion project remains on schedule for a late 2021 completion.

Bells & Whistles—LIRR project stopped after worker electrocuted

Ambitious capital plan of New York’s MTA is now back on track thanks to federal relief MTA launches safety investigation after LIRR third track electrocution Washington Metro puts workers in danger during

Derailment forces MBTA to take new trains out of service, repair infrastructure

When it’s new and shiny, the last thing you want to see is dents and dings.

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MassDOT moves forward with plans for new east-west passenger line

Ridership might be down because of the pandemic, but new transit projects continue to be up across the U.S. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is deciding on where it will put

Bells & Whistles—Terror on the track in the state of Washington

Six transit projects receive federal grants to help with safety, track maintenance Work ready to crank up on first phases of Indiana’s South Shore Line Double Track project MBTA looks to cut

Mass. state representative concerned about practices at CRRC

Over the past couple of years, leaders of transit companies and U.S. government officials have expressed growing concern about the Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation’s (CRRC) involvement in the manufacturing of commuter

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MBTA speeds through improvements to Green Line E Branch

Complete shutdowns and complete satisfaction go hand in hand for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The agency stopped service on the Green Line E Branch to complete some much needed track

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MBTA FMCB approves $403.5 million contract for South Coast Rail main line construction

[Yesterday] the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a $403.5 million contract with SCR Constructors, a joint venture of The Middlesex Corporation and Tutor Perini, to build the New Bedford Main

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MBTA to continue steel beam placement to this weekend at Lechmere Viaduct in support of GLX

The MBTA announced today it will continue to advance with another series of major crane lifts this weekend at the new Lechmere Viaduct now under construction between the Gilmore Bridge and Lechmere

Sunday Cinema—Eglinton Crosstown project video update, and more.

We have three great videos to show tonight. The first is a flyover update on the Eglinton Crosstown project in Toronto, Canada. The next video shows a time lapse of night and

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