BOSTON — The operator of a Red Line subway train that derailed last week has been cleared of responsibility for the accident which injured two passengers, the head of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said Friday.
General Manager Steve Poftak said the investigation was continuing, WBUR radio reported.
Delays from the Tuesday derailment of the third car of the train continued into Monday’s morning commute as repairs continue the signaling system, which sustained significant damage. Commuters were advised to allow an extra 15 to 20 minutes to get to work. Repairs of the third rail and power system were completed by Friday.
Well, more mixed up editing. Green Line is light rail, and reports say that that derailment was operator error. Red Line is heavy rail, and the cause of that derailment a week later has yet to be determined. Latest reports are that the car that derailed did so 100s of yards before a switch. The MBTA is run on a shoestring budget, and the folks I know there try their hardest to make it run every day. Don’t blame them, blame the legislature for improper funding.
M r Reid, you mean the first explanation was derailed!
BOSTON — Saturday’s derailment of a Green Line light rail train appears to have been caused by operator error, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
The Boston Herald quotes MBTA Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Gonnevile as saying the derailment “does appear to be operator-related” at a meeting of the MBTA’s oversight board. At least 10 people were hospitalized when the train left the track and hit a tunnel wall near Fenway Park. [See “Ten injured in MBTA light rail derailment,” Trains News Wire, June 9, 2019.]
The operator remains in the hospital and his name has not been released by the MBTA.
This is what happens when they jump to conclusions!!!!