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The MBTA will partially close two of its key subway lines and direct riders to shuttle buses on select weekends in July as it ...
Rep. William Straus filed a bill to take the commuter rail away from the MBTA so it can focus on just bus and subway service. He wants MassDOT to take over the commuter rail.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has approved a $54 million plan to bring battery-electric train service to the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line. The new trains are expected to result in ...
The meeting will be hosted by MBTA General Manager Phil Eng and other representatives from the MBTA and Keolis, the company contracted to run commuter rail service. It’s set to begin at 5:30 p.m ...
An “electrical failure” on a commuter rail train at the Hanson MBTA station caused significant delays on the Kingston Line Friday evening.
With the South Coast Rail project running and heading into its first weekend, locals may be curious how this whole train thing works. The MBTA commuter rail’s extension through Middleborough now ...
Some MBTA Commuter Rail trains will run on a form of vegetable oil fuel through a new pilot program testing alternative power sources that could reduce the transit system’s environmental impact.
The MBTA Board voted unanimously Thursday to extend the agency's contract with Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the authority's commuter rail network, for one year to mid-2027. MBTA ...
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng waits on a North Station platform on Feb. 12, 2024. (SHNS) The MBTA expects fare gates to be operational at two more Boston commuter rail hubs later this year, the T ...
For the first time in 65 years, the communities of Taunton, Freetown, New Bedford, ... Middleborough) will serve the commuter rail. Fares: The MBTA has determined that the fare structure for all South ...
At its June meeting, MBTA General Manager Philip Eng announced that all new South Coast Rail stations would be Zone 8 in terms of the fare — $12.25 each way if traveling all the way to Boston.