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MBTA work removes five Red Line speed restrictions

By Trains Staff | November 13, 2024

Just four slow orders remain, down from 143 on Jan. 1

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Maintenance crew working on track under bridge
The MBTA’s latest service suspension allowed the agency to lift five Red Line speed restrictions. MBTA

BOSTON — Five days of service suspensions for maintenance work on the Red Line have resulted in the removal of five speed restrictions, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced, leaving just four slow orders on the entire MBTA rail transit system.

Service was shut down between Broadway and North Quincy Nov. 5-10, as well as between Broadway and Ashmont Nov. 9-10. During that time, work crews replaced more than 9,500 feet of rail, 26 ties, 143 switch timbers, and 260 plates; resurfaced and tampd approximately 7,900 feet of track, and completed special trackwork repairs. A number of signal upgrades, station repairs and enhancements, inspections, and related work also took place.

As of Nov. 12, two restrictions remain on the Red Line and there are two on the Green Line; in total, the four restrictions cover seven-tenths of a mile. This is down from 143 restrictions covering 22.1 miles on Jan. 1, according to the MBTA’s Speed Restrictions Dashboard.

4 thoughts on “MBTA work removes five Red Line speed restrictions

  1. Are the last 4 going to be difficult to fix? Any schedule on them. Mr. ENG certainly seems to be knocking heads to get completion.

    1. Interesting that coporate news releases are loaded with “statistics” that may or may not be accurate.

  2. Getting from 143 slow orders to four in less than 11 months seems to be quite a significant accomplishment. While it did require shut down windows, overall, it appears to have been the right approach.

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