Orange Line now without slow zones for the first time in 15 years, MBTA says
Recent shutdowns eliminated the last of the Orange Line's speed restrictions, according to MBTA General Manager Phil Eng.
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The MBTA says Orange Line slow-downs are over after 15 years
Riders can now expect a faster commute when boarding the MBTA Orange Line. T General Manager Phil Eng on Friday declared that ...
MBTA's Orange Line now speed restriction free for first time in nearly 15 years
A service suspension last month allowed for unencumbered access to track areas, and crews were able to lift nine speed ...
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.
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 in Boston to Malden, is free of slow zones for the first time in more ...
Video shows 84-year-old falling on MBTA escalator. She says elevator was out of service.
An 84-year-old woman says she is still in excruciating pain more than two weeks after she fell on an MBTA escalator​.
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MBTA removes nine speed restrictions on Orange Line
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has completed critical track work on the Orange Line, lifting nine ...
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MBTA improves Boston-area transit service but faces looming budget crunch
The MBTA this month completed track work on its Orange Line, ending nearly 15 years of speed restrictions on the route and is ...
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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 ...
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A look at the MBTA's dwindling slow zones and diversions
Parades to honor those in Massachusetts who have served are planned across the state — including in Quincy, New Bedford and Worcester — and Gov. Maura Healey’s administration will mark the holiday ...
After 15 years, the Orange Line is finally whizzing along again
It took nearly fifteen years — a period that has seen 12 different general managers at the helm of the MBTA, now led by Phil ...
Several MBTA lines slated for maintenance closures in November
The MBTA will close multiple train lines for stints of work during November as it drives to meet a long-sought benchmark of ...