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The T says an old steel cable caused last week’s Blue Line snafu. Was the cable ever inspected?
The mishap on the Blue Line treated more than 460 train passengers to an unwelcome walking tour of Boston’s tunnel system.
Here’s what happened with the Blue Line train that got stuck under Boston Harbor
A decades-old cable that fell inside a subway tunnel Tuesday caused the halted Blue Line train that stranded hundreds of ...
MBTA to shut down Orange, Blue line service during August. See when and where
TThe MBTA's Orange Line will be closed between Wellington and Back Bay stations from Aug. 2-3, 9-10 and 23-24. Free shuttles ...
Multiple service disruptions are coming to the MBTA in August. Here’s what to know.
The changes to service in August will impact the Blue, Orange, Lowell, and Fitchburg lines, the MBTA announced.
MBTA working to address aging infrastructure in the wake of Blue Line train evacuation in Boston
The head of the MBTA said more problems were uncovered during an investigation into a Blue Line train evacuation​ that ...
MBTA Blue Line service resumes after man hit by train at Aquarium Station
Blue Line service was halted between Government Center and Airport stations Tuesday morning after a fatal incident at ...
Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says
The 50- to 60-year-old steel cable probably “weakened until the point where it came down” after decades in a damp, ...
Old, fallen cable caused signal problem that shut down MBTA Blue Line in Boston
The MBTA's general manager said that a decades-old cable led to the shutdown of the Blue Line on Tuesday, which prompted the ...
Person killed, struck by MBTA Blue Line train at Aquarium Station
A person died after they were struck by an MBTA Blue Line train, with shuttles provided to passengers at the station.
Nearly 500 passengers evacuated from MBTA train following downed wire in Blue Line tunnel
It took firefighters approx. 1 hr to evacuate 500 people from a ⁦ @MBTA ⁩ Blue Line train that was disabled under the harbor ...
500 MBTA riders stuck on Blue Line train without A/C evacuated: ‘Really scary’
Around 500 MBTA riders were reportedly stuck on a Blue Line train Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. The train was disabled under the Boston Harbor between Maverick and Aquarium stations, the ...
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MBTA evaluating system for faulty cables after Blue Line evacuation
MBTA general manager Phil Eng says an aging cable in a tunnel prompted a Blue Line train to be evacuated on Tuesday.