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MBTA completes commuter rail Automatic Train Control installation
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed implementation of Automatic Train Control on its commuter rail ...
MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains "within days"
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could ...
MBTA repair schedule: When to expect closures from now through June
Portions of the MBTA will shut down for rare week-long periods between now and June for repairs. The agency also has some ...
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US: MBTA Completes Work on ATC on All Northside Commuter Lines
The MBTA has completed the final stages of the implementation of Automatic Train Control (ATC) on all of its northside ...
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MBTA implements ATC/PTC on all northside commuter rail lines
PTC automatically controls train speeds when needed, reducing the risk of train collisions and preventing human error, while ...
MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to ...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, RTA Chicago, NYMTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route ...
With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines
Transit officials say the Red and Orange Lines will be restored to their original design speeds at 50 and 55 mph.
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MBTA wants trains to go faster on Red and Orange Lines
On a chunk of the Orange Line, Eng said he wants to achieve train speeds ... the work you have done, that your teams have done, has brought great credibility back at the MBTA." ...
Here are the MBTA service outages planned for the first half of 2025
The MBTA said several shutdowns planned for the first half of 2025 will support signal upgrades, bridge work, and proactive maintenance.
MBTA announces slew of service changes for February. Will your commute be affected?
The MBTA announced on Wednesday a slew of service changes on the Orange, Green, Red, Newburyport/Rockport, and Haverhill ...
MBTA official says Red Line speed could soon increase to 50 mph, citing quality of track repair work
The head of the T's Maintenance of Way department told the agency’s board of directors that the track replacement work between the JFK and Braintree stations is of a high enough quality increase the ...