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Latest MBTA track work clears final Orange Line speed restrictions
The rapid transit Orange Line is free of speed restrictions for the first time in 15 years as the result of maintenance work completed on Nov. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority reports ...
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Orange Line gets back to full speed after 15 years of restrictions
“That will be the first time the Orange Line is restriction free in 15 years,” MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said during an ...
After shutdowns, MBTA Orange Line now free of slow zones for first time since 2010
The MBTA’s Orange Line, which runs from Jamaica Plain ... Between Oct. 12 and Oct. 14, the shutdown was extended to North ...
20 speed restrictions removed on Orange Line; more service changes planned
Twenty speed restrictions on the MBTA's Orange Line were removed after successful completion of critical track work, ...
End of Orange Line project is milestone for MBTA's track repair effort
If everything went according to plan, it will be the first time the Orange Line is restriction-free in 15 years.
MBTA announces next series of closures on Orange, Red and Green lines, Commuter Rail through November
MBTA riders will see another round of service disruptions on the Orange, Red and Green Lines and Commuter Rail lines as the ...
Don’t forget: A big chunk of the Orange Line is closed this week
Service will be interrupted on a stretch of the Orange Line this week from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, the MBTA announced.
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For First Time in Years, MBTA Slow Zones Nearly Gone
New data seems to suggest that the MBTA's year-long campaign of subway maintenance shutdowns has worked, with only seven slow ...
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The Orange Line Is Running At Full Speed For the First Time in 15 Years
The MBTA reopened the full length of the Orange Line on Saturday morning after a week-long closure for track work, and for ...
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Orange Line service to resume between North Station and Back Bay, shuttles will continue to Forest Hills
More Orange Line closures are coming. The weekend of Oct. 26 and 27 the line will close and be replaced by shuttles from Oak Grove to Ruggles for track work and station repairs, the MBTA said.
Opinion
T ridership is still down sharply compared to pre-pandemic. The agency needs a plan to lure back riders.
The T has been closing subway lines for weeks at a time to eliminate slowdowns and address a maintenance backlog. With that program ending, the focus now should be on riders.