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A decades-old cable that fell inside a subway tunnel Tuesday caused the halted Blue Line train that stranded hundreds of passengers under Boston Harbor, officials said Wednesday.
Hundreds of passengers aboard the Blue Line were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a train became stuck beneath the Boston Harbor, between the Maverick and Aquarium stations, officials said.  Over ...
Planned maintenance will shut down one MBTA line for nine straight days and part of another for three weekends.
It took firefighters approx. 1 hr to evacuate 500 people from a ⁦ @MBTA ⁩ Blue Line train that was disabled under the harbor ...
The 50- to 60-year-old steel cable probably “weakened until the point where it came down” after decades in a damp, subterranean tunnel, said Phillip Eng, the MBTA general manager.
Starting on Aug. 24, the changes will include more frequent Red and Orange line trains, especially during peak weekday times.
The MBTA held its first board of directors meeting since nearly 500 passengers were evacuated from a Blue Line train after it ...
MBTA passengers were evacuated from a Blue Line train in a tunnel under the Boston Harbor. JAAADAAANNN via X Boston firefighters, EMS and Transit Police escorted approximately 465 riders off the ...
A Blue Line train was stuck under Boston Harbor on Tuesday afternoon, stranding hundreds of passengers who had to be led out of the tunnels by MBTA employees and first responders.
Boston firefighters evacuated 500 people aboard an MBTA train stranded under Boston Harbor due to a signal problem at one of the stations on Tuesday.
MBTA finds more problems on Blue Line while repairing fallen 50-year-old cable The head of the MBTA said more problems were uncovered during an investigation into a Blue Line train evacuation that ...