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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
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
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.
December 16, 2025
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
T Suspends Quincy, Braintree Red Line Branch Nov. 15-23
The MBTA is suspending the Braintree Branch of the Red Line Braintree Branch between North Quincy and Braintree for nine days, November 15 – 23, for track maintenance.
November 15, 2025
CargoB to Rent Cargo Bikes From Transit Stations In Partnership With MBTA
The following is an edited version of a press release from CargoB.
September 25, 2025
Expect Delays in Dorchester As Ashmont Branch Runs ‘Shuttle Trains’ For the Rest of April
Additional track work near Ashmont station will require the T to run "shuttle trains" for the remainder of April after the Ashmont branch reopens on the 10th.
April 1, 2025
MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 mph on the Malden and Medford segments of the Orange Line later this year.
January 27, 2025
T Things to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
It’s the season of thanks, and here in Massachusetts public transit, there is much to be thankful for. As someone who watches their TrainTrakr with remorse at how few trains have been on the move recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see a fully-lit board this morning.
November 27, 2024
MBTA Eliminates Slow Zones From the Red Line
Following a week-long interruption of service on the region's busiest subway line, the MBTA reopened the Red Line this morning with subways running at full speed, without any speed restrictions, for the first time in years.
November 25, 2024
