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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 happen "within days."
Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The MBTA announced that the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be increasing speeds as a result of the Track Improvement Program. The post Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says appeared first on Boston.
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 even higher levels as one of the next major goals.
MBTA Aims to Accelerate Red and Orange Line Trains Amid Infrastructure Overhaul
MBTA aims to increase train speeds on Red and Orange lines, eyeing improvements following repairs and upgrades.
MBTA officials announce speed increase on red line service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Originally designed speeds to return to MBTA's Red and Orange lines
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could happen "within days." WBZ-TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
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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MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 ...
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Upcoming MBTA closures, including this weekend, will impact the Orange Line, Red Line, and commuter rail riders
Parts of the Orange Line and the Haverhill and Newburyport/Rockport commuter rail will close this weekend, with Red Line closures to follow, MBTA officials announced Friday. The T released its ...
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 ...
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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 as the MBTA works to remove ... In the next week or two, the Red Line’s speed will be raised ...
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 ...