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MBTA announces commuter rail schedule change to allow major rail replacement
One commuter rail line will go to reduced service through to the fall during a full replacement of its tracks.
MBTA meeting delayed: Commuter rail officials reschedule forum to hear train complaints
Bad weather has delayed a meeting with the MBTA in Fall River to discuss problems with South Coast Rail. Here are the details ...
Your MBTA Commuter Rail train may now run on vegetable oil
The MBTA is testing out a new vegetable oil-based fuel on some commuter rail trains, which reduces carbon emissions by 70%.
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MBTA commuter rail train collides with vehicle in Abington. What we know
An MBTA commuter rail train collided with a vehicle at around noon on Centre Avenue near the Abington train station, according to reporting by WCVB. WCVB's Sky5 helicopter reported that there ...
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Commuter Train collides with SUV near MBTA station in Abington
BUT THINGS ARE QUICKLY RETURNING TO NORMAL. A woman was killed Wednesday after an MBTA Commuter Rail train collided with her SUV in Abington, Massachusetts, according to the MBTA. The crash ...
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MBTA looks to fast-track expansion of Foxboro commuter rail station in time for FIFA games
The MBTA is asking town officials to fast-track permitting for a significant expansion of the commuter rail station at ...
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Man killed in Cohasset MBTA Commuter Rail train collision
(Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald) A man was killed Saturday after an MBTA Commuter Rail train struck his vehicle while it crossed tracks at the Beachwood Street crossing in Cohasset ...
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Update: Woman dead after MBTA Commuter Rail train collides with her vehicle in Abington
A woman died Wednesday after an MBTA Commuter Rail train collided with her vehicle in Abington, according to reporting by WCVB. The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday, April 30 around noon on ...
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MBTA explains South Coast Rail train delays, cancellations. Senator demands accountability
State Sen. Mark Montigny has asked the MBTA to explain delays and cancellations of trains on the Fall River/New Bedford Line. The MBTA has responded with information and data about how many ...
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Driver struck, killed by Commuter Rail train in Cohasset, Massachusetts, identified
THIS AT THE BEECHWOOD STREET A man who was struck and killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train at the Beechwood Street railroad crossing in Cohasset has been identified.John F. Canney, 78 ...
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South Shore town sees second fatal MBTA train strike in one month
a woman died after an MBTA Commuter Rail train collided with her vehicle in Abington on Centre Avenue near the Abington train station. An official from Keolis, the company that operates rail ...
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Rumbling train noise at Fall River MBTA station is keeping neighbors awake all night
MBTA explains South Coast Rail train delays and cancellations The MBTA and Keolis, the private company contracted to run the commuter rail system, have been made aware of the complaints and are ...