After so many years of delay, the MBTA finally has something to show for the Green Line extension.
The first of 24 new Green Line cars has arrived in Massachusetts for testing and is expected to join the Green Line fleet this summer, with a second car expected later this spring. More trolleys are expected to arrive through 2018 and 2019, said Jeff Gonneville, the T’s deputy general manager.
Purchased as part of the $2.3 billion light rail expansion through Somerville, the new trolleys will go into service on existing Green Line branches. After several false starts, the extended line from Lechmere is slated to open in late 2021.
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