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Outsourced Procurement Keeps the MBTA’s Plans for New Electric Trains In the Dark
The MBTA's contractor argues that the "request for proposals" for new electric trains contains proprietary information that ...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, Bradley Airport Rail Link
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s South Coast Rail (SCR) project remains on track to open this spring. Also, a ...
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MBTA completes commuter rail Automatic Train Control installation
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed implementation of Automatic Train Control on its commuter rail ...
MBTA commuter rail engineer pleads guilty to stealing $8 million from operating company
An MBTA operating system employee pleaded guilty Thursday for defrauding Keolis of over $8 million and defrauding the IRS.
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MBTA implements ATC/PTC on all northside commuter rail lines
PTC automatically controls train speeds when needed, reducing the risk of train collisions and preventing human error, while ...
Ex-MBTA Commuter Rail engineer accused of stealing $8M in fraud scheme pleads guilty
The former engineer for Keolis Commuter Services accused of stealing more than $8 million that was meant for the MBTA ...
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MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains "within days"
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) wants to bring the Red and ... you're going to have a larger population taking the train, you have to improve service," commuter Yannick ...
MBTA chief: South Coast Rail testing is over. These are the project's 'final steps'
MBTA general manager Phillip Eng says South Coast Rail is "real." Here are the final steps before the project gets rolling.
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Map: Who is — and isn't — complying with the MBTA Communities Act?
Aimed at easing the state's housing shortage, the law applies to 177 cities and towns that have — or border communities with — MBTA rapid transit or commuter rail stops. Nearly three-quarters ...