MBTA, Orange Line

The MBTA says Orange Line slow-downs are over after 15 years
Riders can now expect a faster commute when boarding the MBTA Orange Line. T General Manager Phil Eng on Friday declared that the Orange Line is now operating free of slow zones for the first time in 15 years.
Orange Line now without slow zones for the first time in 15 years, MBTA says
The MBTA's campaign to eliminate speed restrictions is “a commitment to not only rebuilding our infrastructure today, but making sure that we maintain that system,” General Manager Phil Eng said. The post Orange Line now without slow zones for the first time in 15 years,
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
After 15 years, the Orange Line is finally whizzing along again
It took nearly fifteen years — a period that has seen 12 different general managers at the helm of the MBTA, now led by Phil ...
Thank you event Friday to celebrate end of Orange Line slow zones: Watch live at 9
With all of the slow zones having been lifted on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll ...
Don’t forget: A big chunk of the Orange Line is closed this week
Service will be interrupted on a stretch of the Orange Line this week from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, the MBTA announced.
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Los Angeles Firefighters Quickly Subdue Tarzana Brush Fire Near the Orange Line; No Injuries Reported
LAFD extinguished a brush fire near the Orange Line in Tarzana, preventing structure damage without reported injuries.
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AECOM named lead designer for Bangkok’s MRT Orange Line West Project
CH. Karnchang has appointed AECOM to serve as the project lead designer for the MRT Orange Line West Project in Bangkok, ...
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Chicago woman robbed two people on CTA Red and Orange Line trains: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was arrested this week after allegedly robbing two people on CTA trains. Celeste Pope, 18, has been ...
Woman stabbed near Orange Line station Monday afternoon
The woman's injuries were not life-threatening, and police had not made any arrests as of Tuesday morning. The post Woman stabbed near Orange Line station Monday afternoon appeared first on Boston.com ...
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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.