MBTA Our ongoing coverage of Boston's public transit system, the oldest in the nation. The East Boston ferry makes a comeback Seasonal ferry service connecting Downtown Boston and East Boston resumed on Monday. Business Mar 24, 2023 Slow zones aren't going anywhere and will need repairs, T says MBTA trains are likely to continue operating slower than usual for the foreseeable future as officials turn their attention from a lack of inspection documentation to fixing numerous track defects,... Local Coverage Mar 23, 2023 Advertisement MBTA offers commuter rail alternative as inspections limit subway speeds On Monday, the T urged riders traveling into Boston to add an extra 20 minutes to their commute, as the agency works on "verifying and validating" possible track defects. As... Local Coverage Mar 10, 2023 The T needs dispatchers, and will continue to dangle $10,000 sign-on bonuses to hire them With train service still running at diminished levels, staffing efforts in the MBTA's operations control center have plateaued since December, and the agency will continue to offer a $10,000 sign-on... Local Coverage Feb 9, 2023 Passengers walk through tunnel after Green Line problem More than 100 Green Line passengers had to be escorted on foot through a subway tunnel on Thursday night when three trains became stuck because of a signal problem, officials... Local Coverage Jan 27, 2023 U.S. Sen. Warren demands answers from Mass. regulators about MBTA safety oversight Warren pressed Massachusetts safety regulators on their plans to increase oversight of the troubled MBTA, which has been dogged by collisions, derailments, deaths and injuries. Local Coverage Jan 13, 2023 As the T missed safety investigation deadlines, state regulators failed to act Federal officials say the DPU must use its enforcement power to keep the T safe. Public records show the DPU has routinely allowed the T to miss deadlines, and has... Play Investigations 03:47 Jan 12, 2023 Trolley driver acquitted of negligence during 2021 Green Line collision A jury has acquitted a MBTA Green Line driver of any wrongdoing stemming from a 2021 crash, when the trolley he was operating slammed into another in front of him.... Local Coverage Jan 11, 2023 In final report, feds fault driver, overdue safety features in deadly 2021 Green Line crash MBTA leaders said following the 2021 crash they would accelerate the project timeline and bring the Green Line Protection Project online by 2023, but the NTSB said in its report... Local Coverage Jan 5, 2023 Gonneville returning to interim MBTA GM role The Baker administration announced Thursday that Gonneville will step into the top role on a temporary basis on Jan. 4, 2023, one day after General Manager Steve Poftak departs and... Local Coverage Dec 23, 2022 Hundreds hop on the new MBTA's long awaited Green Line Medford extension After decades of planning, the new GLX branch opened with five new stations Monday. Commuters packed into trains and celebrated the line going as far as Tufts University. Local Coverage Dec 12, 2022 Green Line Extension to Medford set to open after years of delays The $2.3 billion project was originally supposed to be completed in 2014. The five new stations stretching up through Medford are scheduled to open on Monday. Play Local Coverage 02:46 Dec 8, 2022 Here's the new bus route approved by MBTA board of directors The MBTA's board of directors unanimously approved a suite of service modifications, collectively referred to as the Bus Network Redesign project, contingent upon an equity analysis that officials say will... Local Coverage Nov 18, 2022 Slow zones remain on MBTA, more than a month after Orange Line shutdown The MBTA says service is mostly back to normal after lengthy shutdowns of the Orange and Green lines, but some slow zones remain. One bright spot: Passengers really like the... Play Local Coverage 03:55 Nov 14, 2022 MBTA head will step down at beginning of year As WBUR’s Simon Rios reports, Poftak's tenure was turbulent on a number of fronts. Play Local Coverage 03:00 Nov 2, 2022 Orange Line slow zones will remain until at least December, MBTA says Some speed restrictions on the Orange Line that have befuddled riders and slowed trips will stay in place into December, more than two months after the MBTA completed a 30-day... Local Coverage Oct 25, 2022 Warren, Markey ride MBTA leadership for answers about safety shortfalls Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey confronted state officials responsible for overseeing safety at the MBTA on Friday, citing several recent high-profile deaths, injuries, derailments and fires along the beleaguered... Local Coverage Oct 14, 2022 Sen. Warren holds hearing in Boston to urge MBTA improvements Ongoing safety problems at the MBTA and their economic impact will be the focus on Friday of a rare Senate hearing held here in Boston. Play Local Coverage 04:44 Oct 14, 2022 State officials defend T oversight amid push to strip powers Legislators on Beacon Hill today pushed the body that oversees the T to explain why it should continue in that role following a series of incidents on the aging system. Local Coverage Oct 6, 2022 Orange Line reopens on time after month-long shutdown The MBTA Orange Line reopened for the first time in a month on Monday morning. The T's general manager said the 30 day shutdown allowed workers to make five years... Play Local Coverage 03:16 Sep 19, 2022 Next Page
The East Boston ferry makes a comeback Seasonal ferry service connecting Downtown Boston and East Boston resumed on Monday. Business Mar 24, 2023
Slow zones aren't going anywhere and will need repairs, T says MBTA trains are likely to continue operating slower than usual for the foreseeable future as officials turn their attention from a lack of inspection documentation to fixing numerous track defects,... Local Coverage Mar 23, 2023
MBTA offers commuter rail alternative as inspections limit subway speeds On Monday, the T urged riders traveling into Boston to add an extra 20 minutes to their commute, as the agency works on "verifying and validating" possible track defects. As... Local Coverage Mar 10, 2023
The T needs dispatchers, and will continue to dangle $10,000 sign-on bonuses to hire them With train service still running at diminished levels, staffing efforts in the MBTA's operations control center have plateaued since December, and the agency will continue to offer a $10,000 sign-on... Local Coverage Feb 9, 2023
Passengers walk through tunnel after Green Line problem More than 100 Green Line passengers had to be escorted on foot through a subway tunnel on Thursday night when three trains became stuck because of a signal problem, officials... Local Coverage Jan 27, 2023
U.S. Sen. Warren demands answers from Mass. regulators about MBTA safety oversight Warren pressed Massachusetts safety regulators on their plans to increase oversight of the troubled MBTA, which has been dogged by collisions, derailments, deaths and injuries. Local Coverage Jan 13, 2023
As the T missed safety investigation deadlines, state regulators failed to act Federal officials say the DPU must use its enforcement power to keep the T safe. Public records show the DPU has routinely allowed the T to miss deadlines, and has... Play Investigations 03:47 Jan 12, 2023
Trolley driver acquitted of negligence during 2021 Green Line collision A jury has acquitted a MBTA Green Line driver of any wrongdoing stemming from a 2021 crash, when the trolley he was operating slammed into another in front of him.... Local Coverage Jan 11, 2023
In final report, feds fault driver, overdue safety features in deadly 2021 Green Line crash MBTA leaders said following the 2021 crash they would accelerate the project timeline and bring the Green Line Protection Project online by 2023, but the NTSB said in its report... Local Coverage Jan 5, 2023
Gonneville returning to interim MBTA GM role The Baker administration announced Thursday that Gonneville will step into the top role on a temporary basis on Jan. 4, 2023, one day after General Manager Steve Poftak departs and... Local Coverage Dec 23, 2022
Hundreds hop on the new MBTA's long awaited Green Line Medford extension After decades of planning, the new GLX branch opened with five new stations Monday. Commuters packed into trains and celebrated the line going as far as Tufts University. Local Coverage Dec 12, 2022
Green Line Extension to Medford set to open after years of delays The $2.3 billion project was originally supposed to be completed in 2014. The five new stations stretching up through Medford are scheduled to open on Monday. Play Local Coverage 02:46 Dec 8, 2022
Here's the new bus route approved by MBTA board of directors The MBTA's board of directors unanimously approved a suite of service modifications, collectively referred to as the Bus Network Redesign project, contingent upon an equity analysis that officials say will... Local Coverage Nov 18, 2022
Slow zones remain on MBTA, more than a month after Orange Line shutdown The MBTA says service is mostly back to normal after lengthy shutdowns of the Orange and Green lines, but some slow zones remain. One bright spot: Passengers really like the... Play Local Coverage 03:55 Nov 14, 2022
MBTA head will step down at beginning of year As WBUR’s Simon Rios reports, Poftak's tenure was turbulent on a number of fronts. Play Local Coverage 03:00 Nov 2, 2022
Orange Line slow zones will remain until at least December, MBTA says Some speed restrictions on the Orange Line that have befuddled riders and slowed trips will stay in place into December, more than two months after the MBTA completed a 30-day... Local Coverage Oct 25, 2022
Warren, Markey ride MBTA leadership for answers about safety shortfalls Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey confronted state officials responsible for overseeing safety at the MBTA on Friday, citing several recent high-profile deaths, injuries, derailments and fires along the beleaguered... Local Coverage Oct 14, 2022
Sen. Warren holds hearing in Boston to urge MBTA improvements Ongoing safety problems at the MBTA and their economic impact will be the focus on Friday of a rare Senate hearing held here in Boston. Play Local Coverage 04:44 Oct 14, 2022
State officials defend T oversight amid push to strip powers Legislators on Beacon Hill today pushed the body that oversees the T to explain why it should continue in that role following a series of incidents on the aging system. Local Coverage Oct 6, 2022
Orange Line reopens on time after month-long shutdown The MBTA Orange Line reopened for the first time in a month on Monday morning. The T's general manager said the 30 day shutdown allowed workers to make five years... Play Local Coverage 03:16 Sep 19, 2022