Service on MBTA's Red Line resumes after equipment derailment in Boston

THEIR ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW. FIVE ON THE T RIGHT NOW. IT’S FREE TO RIDE THE RED LINE. IT’S THE T’S WAY OF TRYING TO APOLOGIZE FOR THIS DISASTROUS MORNING COMMUTE. THE MBTA SAYS A PIECE OF MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT DERAILED, WHICH FORCED RIDERS TO WAIT IN THE HEAT FOR SHUTTLE BUSSES ARE EMILY MAHER IS LIVE OUTSIDE PARK STREET, WHICH IS WHERE THAT DERAILMENT HAPPENED. EMILY. WELL, BEN, COMMUTERS ARE HOPING FOR A MUCH EASIER TRIP HOME THIS EVENING AFTER THAT PIECE OF MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT DERAILED HERE ON THE RED LINE AT PARK STREET, LEAVING SOME TRAVELERS FRUSTRATED AND STRANDED. BUT SOME SAYING OVERALL NOT SURPRISED. CROWDS OF PEOPLE WAITING, TENSIONS RUNNING HIGH AS MANY TRIED TO GET ONTO A SHUTTLE BUSSES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE MBTA SAYS THAT MAINTENANCE VEHICLE DERAILED AROUND 445 THIS MORNING, DAMAGING THE THIRD RAIL AND REQUIRING HOURS OF REPAIRS. RIDERS SAY IT WAS A CHALLENGE GETTING ANYWHERE THIS MORNING. SO I’M AN HOUR LATE ALREADY, BUT RED LINE IS TERRIBLE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CROWDS ARE REAL BIG, SO IT’S KIND OF HARD TO GET ON THERE. SO IT’S DEFINITELY IMPACTING MY DAY. PROBABLY MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE AN UBER, BUT, UH, TRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT AND GET ON THIS BUS. MAN, I’VE HONESTLY BEEN WAITING FOR LIKE HALF AN HOUR EVERY TIME. I’M, LIKE, GETTING READY TO GET IN ONE. IT JUST POPS UP SO FAST. HOW MORE THAN 50 SHUTTLE, MORE THAN 50 SHUTTLE BUSSES REPLACED RED LINE SERVICE BETWEEN HARVARD AND BROADWAY STATIONS. CREWS FINISHED REPAIRING THE DAMAGE AND RESUMED SER

Shuttle buses replaced train service on a section of the MBTA's Red Line after a derailment in Boston during much of the morning commute Tuesday.The MBTA said the maintenance vehicle derailed at 4:45 a.m. at Park Street. The derailment caused damage to the third rail that required hours of repair work by the MBTA Power Department, officials said.More than 50 shuttles replaced Red Line service between Harvard and Broadway stations as personnel worked to re-rail the vehicle and move the track maintenance equipment off of the main line. The train service was disrupted for about 3 and a half hours. "I'm in a walking boot right now, so I've been walking back and forth trying to catch one of the buses, but I can't move as fast as everybody, so, like, this is really frustrating. I'm just trying to go to work,” one rider said. The derailment happened while crews were moving materials and equipment in preparation for the upcoming 16-day track improvement project between Kendall and Alewife Stations, which begins Saturday. During the project, shuttle buses will replace service between Alewife and Kendall stations.No injuries were reported in the derailment. "We just want our riders to know that all the work we're doing, including preparation for the upcoming diversion and closure of the Red Line this Saturday is about restoring the infrastructure that they deserve," MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said. Following the incident and restoration of service, MBTA officials said Red Line rides would be free Tuesday through 7 p.m.

BOSTON —

Shuttle buses replaced train service on a section of the MBTA's Red Line after a derailment in Boston during much of the morning commute Tuesday.

The MBTA said the maintenance vehicle derailed at 4:45 a.m. at Park Street. The derailment caused damage to the third rail that required hours of repair work by the MBTA Power Department, officials said.

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Commuters wait to board a shuttle bus after a derailment on the Red Line at the MBTA’s Park Street Station in Boston.

More than 50 shuttles replaced Red Line service between Harvard and Broadway stations as personnel worked to re-rail the vehicle and move the track maintenance equipment off of the main line. The train service was disrupted for about 3 and a half hours.

"I'm in a walking boot right now, so I've been walking back and forth trying to catch one of the buses, but I can't move as fast as everybody, so, like, this is really frustrating. I'm just trying to go to work,” one rider said.

The derailment happened while crews were moving materials and equipment in preparation for the upcoming 16-day track improvement project between Kendall and Alewife Stations, which begins Saturday.

During the project, shuttle buses will replace service between Alewife and Kendall stations.

No injuries were reported in the derailment.

"We just want our riders to know that all the work we're doing, including preparation for the upcoming diversion and closure of the Red Line this Saturday is about restoring the infrastructure that they deserve," MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said.

Following the incident and restoration of service, MBTA officials said Red Line rides would be free Tuesday through 7 p.m.

Service on MBTA's Red Line resumes after equipment derailment in Boston

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