Just in time for rush hour: Orange Line gets all sour

Just at the start of rush hour, a train just outside Malden Center proved worse off than a doorknob. The Malden Fire Department had to be called into to evacuate the packed train, which means the T had to shut off power in both directions between Malden and Wellington. Shuttle buses were bruited about.

Now that the state has approved that contract with that Chinese company, we're supposed to see the first new Orange Line cars roll out in winter of 2018 - if all goes well, the T will get four new cars a month between then and the end of 2020.