MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng addressed the release of two pivotal reports focused on a track maintenance safety evaluation. Eng said one of the tasks they have been working on since his tenure has begun has been to establish standard operating procedures for inspections and documentation practices. Eng says they have […]
The MBTA announced some upcoming closures for the Ashmont Branch of the Red Line between JFK/UMass and Ashmont Stations and the Mattapan-Ashmont Trolley Line. MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng says the track is some of the oldest in the system and the closure will give them time to replace rail, ties, and ballast […]
State Sen. Patrick O’Connor speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the $56.2 billion state budget.
State Rep. Patrick Kearney speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the ongoing budget process and the state of the MBTA.
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck by a commuter rail train in Whitman. MBTA Transit Police say that at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday a female, between 16 to 19 years old, intentionally entered the right of way approximately 1,000 yards south of Whitman Station and was struck by an outbound MBTA commuter […]
State Rep. Patrick Kearney speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the recently approved Supplemental State Budget and the MBTA.
One person was hospitalized after being struck by a Commuter Rail train Friday morning. Brockton Fire officials tell WATD News that shortly after 7 a.m. they received the report about the pedestrian being struck at Campello station. The victim, identified as a 40-year-old individual, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital with what are described as […]
Crews are on scene dealing with an incident involving a pedestrian at a Brockton Commuter Rail Station. Fire officials say they are currently operating at a pedestrian accident at the Campello station. MBTA officials say the Middleborough Line Train 005 is terminating at Brockton and that passengers will be accommodated by shuttle bus for further […]
More than 175 towns are subject to new state zoning that would allow for dense multi-family projects in “MBTA Communities.” Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in an official advisory that those zoning rules are mandatory, and that the state or outside advocacy groups may sue non-compliant towns. The zoning requires a minimum density of 15 […]
State Representative Patrick Kearney spoke with WATD’s Dan McCready about Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s proposed audit of the State Legislature, and the state of the MBTA.