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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."
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.
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 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 speed limit.
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.
Red and Orange lines could soon hit 50 mph, MBTA officials say
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 wants to speed up trains on Red and Orange lines
The MBTA hopes to bring the two lines up to their designed speeds "within days." WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
Push continues for Red Line stations in Charlotte's North End
As Charlotte’s Red Line project pushes forward, there's a new effort to bring station stops to the Queen City's North End.
T wants Red Line to go faster miles an hour
T officials hinted Thursday that parts of the Red Line might soon be able to accommodate travel up to 50 miles per hour, a 10 ...
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Jeffries draws red line on debt-for-aid deal: ‘Nonstarter’
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MBTA Red Line dispatches shuttle buses after train becomes disabled
Shuttle buses replaced Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard for nearly four hours Monday due to a disabled train near ...
New cost estimate for Red Line rail to north Mecklenburg nearly doubles
The extension to Ballantyne and Pineville of the Lynx Blue Line is now estimated to cost $1.8 billion to build, up from $1.05 ...
MBTA Red Line train disabled; Passenger reports 'loud crash'
Shuttle buses replaced service on part of the MBTA's Red Line after a train became disabled near Davis, and one passenger ...
MBTA Red Line dispatches shuttle buses, frustrating riders
Shuttle buses were dispatched to replace Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard on Monday after a train became disabled near Davis. The MBTA has not explained how the train became disabled. The ...
Funding for Red Line study questioned with federal funding uncertainty
The future of the Red Line remains in question, especially with the new Trump Administration in place in Washington, and some ...