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The Red Line’s Old Trains Can’t Cope With the Cold

The T is running less than half as many trains as usual on its busiest subway line after it pulled some of its oldest trains from service.

January 28, 2026

Healey’s ‘State of the Commonwealth’ Boasts About MBTA Turnaround, Promises to Fill Budget Shortfall

"We’re going to close the T’s budget gap so Phil and his team can keep cookin’," the Governor promised.

January 23, 2026

MBTA Communities Act Holdouts Are Losing State Funding

"We will take action as appropriate by the end of the month" against towns that maintain segregationist zoning rules in violation of state law, warns Attorney General Andrea Campbell.

January 16, 2026

MBTA Board Greenlights Quarter-Billion Dollar Contract for Diesel Trains

William Wolfgang, the T's director of vehicle engineering, says that new battery-powered engine technology isn't sufficiently developed to be able to replace the T's aging fleet of diesel locomotives.

January 14, 2026

MBTA Terminates Alewife Redevelopment Plan

"Current market conditions are not favorable to maximizing the property's value for transportation priorities," an MBTA spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS on Monday.

January 12, 2026