FTA has ordered a safety and retraining shutdown of the T starting at midnight Friday night. What is not said is What part? Subways? Green line? buses? FRA might get into this but there has been no major problems AFAIK of the RR section.
My question is why are they doing this
Most probable answer - because they can.
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Article in NewsWire. Transit yard worker lost control of train that strayed out of yard onto mainline. There were other previous incidents.
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MBTA Green Line E Branch 16-day closure successfully completed, E Branch service to resume early
Aug. 22, 2022
The Capital Transformation team has delivered improved safety and service reliability to Green Line riders.
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Foxboro Weekday Commuter Rail Service Pilot to Start September 12## Posted on August 24, 2022
One-year service pilot program includes 11 inbound trips and 10 outbound trips between South Station and Foxboro on weekdays; free parking at Foxboro.
The North Station Commuter Rail Fare gates will be active on Saturday, October 1st.
At this time, passengers will be required to tap, swipe or scan their fare to enter and
exit the concourse through the gates.
Accessible fare gates are also available.
The new gates will eliminate platform-door ticket checks and offer a more consistent experience
for passengers on all lines.
Passengers must keep their tickets. You will still have to show tickets to conductors on board
trains to verify your zone. Passengers exiting at North Station without a valid fare will have to
purchase one through the mTicket app or from a staff member in order