They chose a sleek-looking train with a purple lightning bolt down the sides. MBTA General Manager Richard Davey says it was important that passengers weigh in. WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Lana Jones reports ...

Crews say the flames broke out around 5:30 a.m. on an MBTA purple line train traveling on Track 1, which is underground. According to two Providence fire chiefs, the fire was in the train car ...

The Purple Line will continue to leave its riders feeling blue as the Commuter Rail’s operator is extending reduced service hours as it grapples with the coronavirus in its workforce. Keolis ...

New MBTA Commuter Rail contractor Keolis is nearing completion of a deep cleaning of all the commuter rail passenger coaches in the Purple Line system. Keolis completed a thorough cleaning of all ...

An MBTA spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on the choice of purple for the commuter rail, which adopted the hue in 1974. But Beaucher has a theory.

The MBTA said close to 14,000 people weighed in and the new look has been chosen for the anticipated 20 locomotives. Customers had more than two weeks to choose between three train designs for the ...

The MBTA and the Keolis Commuter Services, which runs the Purple Line, will add more weekend services and extra trains for passengers going to and from Salem during October weekends.

The T has finally received the first four coaches from its long-delayed order of 75 double-decker rail cars from South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Rotem, with the initial cars slated for a battery ...

BOSTON (CBS) – The new weekend train service starting on May 24 from Boston to Hyannis holds real promise for the Massachusetts tourism industry. Run by the MBTA Purple Line, it follows ...

And it wasn’t until October 1974 that the MBTA dubbed the commuter rail’s color scheme as deep purple. We see your true colors, MBTA. After more than 50 years, they’re still shining through.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Sim World 5: MBTA Commuter - Boston - Worcester Take charge of passenger traffic in dashing MBTA Purple and run through the commuter suburbs of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Firefighters rushed to a train that caught fire in Providence early Wednesday morning. Crews say the flames broke out around 5:30 a.m. on an MBTA purple line train ...