MBTA, Orange Line

Orange Line now without slow zones for the first time in 15 years, MBTA says
Recent shutdowns eliminated the last of the Orange Line's speed restrictions, according to MBTA General Manager Phil Eng.
After shutdowns, MBTA Orange Line now free of slow zones for first time since 2010
The MBTA’s Orange Line, which runs from Jamaica Plain in Boston to Malden, is free of slow zones for the first time in more than a decade, the transit agency announced Monday. The announcement from the T comes after stretches of the line were shuttered ...
MBTA removes nine speed restrictions on Orange Line
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has completed critical track work on the Orange Line, lifting nine speed restrictions.
MBTA's Orange Line now speed restriction free for first time in nearly 15 years
A service suspension last month allowed for unencumbered access to track areas, and crews were able to lift nine speed restrictions.
MBTA Orange Line project eliminates 20 speed restrictions
A 13-day suspension of service for maintenance on a portion of the Orange Line led to the lifting of 20 speed restrictions, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced. The ongoing, year-long Track Improvement Program has now reduced the amount of the MBTA rail transit system under speed restrictions to 1.
Orange Line gets back to full speed after 15 years of restrictions
“That will be the first time the Orange Line is restriction free in 15 years,” MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said during an appearance at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
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Latest MBTA track work clears final Orange Line speed restrictions
The rapid transit Orange Line is free of speed restrictions for the first time in 15 years as the result of maintenance work completed on Nov. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority reports ...
Video shows 84-year-old falling on MBTA escalator. She says elevator was out of service.
An 84-year-old woman says she is still in excruciating pain more than two weeks after she fell on an MBTA escalator​.
Video shows 84-year-old woman fell on MBTA Orange Line escalator in Boston
Newly released video shows the moment an 84-year-old woman fell on an escalator at Tufts Medical Center MBTA stop in Boston.
Several MBTA lines slated for maintenance closures in November
The MBTA will close multiple train lines for stints of work during November as it drives to meet a long-sought benchmark of ...
Completion of Orange Line project is milestone for MBTA's track repair effort
If everything went according to plan, it will be the first time the Orange Line is restriction-free in 15 years.
Get a sneak peek of the MBTA’s new Green Line trolley at City Hall Plaza
A full-scale mockup of the new Green Line trolley will be accessible Tuesday and Wednesday and MBTA staff will be on hand to ...