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The Wrong Kind of Legacy: Old Red Line Trains Find It’s Getting Harder to Get Through Harvard

Riders should expect more delays today while track inspections limit Red Line traffic to a single track near Harvard.
WBUR

For the first time in decades, trains on the MBTA subway system hit 50 mph

Commuters on the Red Line's Braintree branch got a speedy surprise Friday morning. According to the MBTA, trains began traveling 50 mph on certain stretches between Braintree and JFK/UMass stations at ...
MassLive

MBTA’s Red Line delays reach 25 minutes as stretch of critical repairs kicks off

Red Line trains on the MBTA were delayed up to 25 minutes early Tuesday, disrupting the morning commute as the agency also kicked off several weeks of critical track repairs. The delays, occurring ...
MassLive

MBTA nearing 9-day closure of section of the Red Line

The MBTA is preparing to close much of the Red Line’s Braintree Branch for more than a week to complete track maintenance work and other projects. For nine days, from Nov. 15 to Nov. 23, the T will ...