MBTA | Boston.com https://www.boston.com/tag/mbta/ Boston.com Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:36:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png MBTA | Boston.com https://www.boston.com/tag/mbta/ 32 32 Man struck and killed by commuter rail in Brockton https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/06/man-struck-and-killed-by-commuter-rail-in-brockton/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/06/man-struck-and-killed-by-commuter-rail-in-brockton/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:36:31 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31094991 Authorities do not suspect foul play in the Tuesday morning collision, MBTA Transit Police said.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/08/06/man-struck-and-killed-by-commuter-rail-in-brockton/feed/ 0 Latest T closure — this time on Green Line — starts today https://www.boston.com/news/transportation/2024/08/02/mbta-green-line-closure-allston-brighton-boston-college/ https://www.boston.com/news/transportation/2024/08/02/mbta-green-line-closure-allston-brighton-boston-college/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:51:07 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31036533 The MBTA recommends riders plan for “extra travel time.”

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/transportation/2024/08/02/mbta-green-line-closure-allston-brighton-boston-college/feed/ 1 Wickedpedia: Why is it called a CharlieCard? https://www.boston.com/community/wickedpedia/2024/08/01/charliecard-name-origin/ https://www.boston.com/community/wickedpedia/2024/08/01/charliecard-name-origin/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30859504 How a protest about rising transportation fares inspired the name behind the MBTA’s payment method, and the future of the Charlie brand.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/community/wickedpedia/2024/08/01/charliecard-name-origin/feed/ 0 MBTA’s new contactless payment system launches Thursday https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/31/mbtas-new-contactless-payment-system-launches-thursday/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/31/mbtas-new-contactless-payment-system-launches-thursday/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:36:57 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=31009367 The “tap to ride” option will be available at all gated subway stations as well as on MBTA buses, Green Line trolleys, and Mattapan Line trolleys.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/31/mbtas-new-contactless-payment-system-launches-thursday/feed/ 0 Quick-thinking commuter rail crew saves dog stuck on train tracks near Lowell https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/quick-thinking-commuter-rail-crew-saves-dog-stuck-on-train-tracks-near-lowell/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/quick-thinking-commuter-rail-crew-saves-dog-stuck-on-train-tracks-near-lowell/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:14:10 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30978352 “I just felt like we did the right thing, and I would do it 100 times again,” said the Keolis engineer who spotted the pup.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/quick-thinking-commuter-rail-crew-saves-dog-stuck-on-train-tracks-near-lowell/feed/ 2 MBTA police searching for Green Line indecent assault suspect https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/07/29/mbta-police-searching-for-green-line-indecent-assault-suspect/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/07/29/mbta-police-searching-for-green-line-indecent-assault-suspect/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:36:33 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30973450 Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call 617-222-1050.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/07/29/mbta-police-searching-for-green-line-indecent-assault-suspect/feed/ 0 MBTA approves plan for new electric trains on Fairmount Commuter Rail line https://www.boston.com/news/transportation/2024/07/25/mbta-approves-plan-for-new-electric-trains-on-fairmount-commuter-rail-line/ https://www.boston.com/news/transportation/2024/07/25/mbta-approves-plan-for-new-electric-trains-on-fairmount-commuter-rail-line/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2024 03:24:00 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30912033 The new electric trains will hit the line as early as 2028, the MBTA says.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/transportation/2024/07/25/mbta-approves-plan-for-new-electric-trains-on-fairmount-commuter-rail-line/feed/ 8 Metro Boston ranks 15th in the nation for supercommuters https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2024/07/25/metro-boston-ranks-15th-us-supercommuters/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2024/07/25/metro-boston-ranks-15th-us-supercommuters/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:45:04 +0000 "When I do drive in, about once or twice a week, my mood is increasingly more tense having to navigate the Mad Max-like 95N-93N corridor," one Boston.com reader wrote.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate-news/2024/07/25/metro-boston-ranks-15th-us-supercommuters/feed/ 0 MBTA police seek suspect who allegedly ‘viciously’ beat homeless man https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/07/25/mbta-police-seek-suspect-who-allegedly-viciously-beat-homeless-man/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/07/25/mbta-police-seek-suspect-who-allegedly-viciously-beat-homeless-man/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:14:40 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30898334 Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call 617-222-1050.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/07/25/mbta-police-seek-suspect-who-allegedly-viciously-beat-homeless-man/feed/ 0 Man dies after stepping onto Red Line tracks at South Station https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/24/man-dies-after-stepping-onto-red-line-tracks-at-south-station/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/24/man-dies-after-stepping-onto-red-line-tracks-at-south-station/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2024 02:06:50 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30889933 One person died in the incident, MBTA says.

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