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The T’s New Subway Car Contract Enters Its Awkward Teen Years
Under a 2014 contract, the MBTA was supposed to have an all-new fleet of Red Line trains delivered by 2023. At current rates of production, the trains won't be finished until 2030.
October 21, 2026
MBTA Adds More Bus, Subway Service With Winter Schedule Updates
The MBTA's winter schedule updates will deliver a 3 percent increase in bus service and shorter waits between trains on three subway lines starting on Sunday, December 14th.
December 2, 2025
At Long Last, Another New Train Is Rolling On the Red Line
Your odds of catching a new CRRC-manufactured Red Line train just doubled: three years after the first new Red Line train hit the tracks in December 2020, the MBTA started running a second set of new Red Line cars earlier this month.
January 23, 2024
The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails
Acting General Manager Jeff Gonneville told MBTA board members that “as of right now, we have 78 (Orange Line) cars that have been delivered to Wellington and 12 (Red Line) cars that have been delivered to Cabot… That number hasn’t changed in 7 months.”
February 3, 2023
T Sidelines New Orange Line Trains As Service Cuts Take Effect
Since the T's subway service cuts took effect on Monday, there have been zero new trains running on the Orange or Red Lines.
June 21, 2022
MBTA Board Updates: New Subway Cars Sidelined ‘Til May
New Orange and Red Line trains "will remain out of service for at least another 3 weeks," according to the MBTA's Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville.
April 12, 2021
Pandemic Adds to Delays for New Orange and Red Line Cars
The new Orange and Red Line cars are a key element in the T's ambitions to reduce crowding on its two busiest subway lines.
May 15, 2020
MBTA Board Update: More Bolster Banes on New Orange Trains
New Orange Line Cars will be out of service indefinitely while their manufacturer addresses more issues with a component on the trains' wheel assemblies..
March 10, 2020
Potential Fix For New Orange Line Trains In Testing Later This Week
The Orange Line's new train cars have been out of service for a full month now, but an MBTA official says that a potential solution has been installed on one of the new trains and will be tested over the next few days.
December 18, 2019
Hair-Raising Door Glitches Send New Orange Line Trains Back to the Shop
Frequent riders of the MBTA's Orange Line have noticed that the line's brand-new vehicles haven't been around to delight their riders for a few days.
September 25, 2019
