UPDATE :Firefighters extinguished the fire and left the tracks about 10:45 p.m
Around 10:35 p.m. Firefighters asked the T to cut power on the outbound side so they could douse a small trash fire about 100 feet past the platform; the T cut power in both directions.
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That's it?
By John Costello
Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:01pm
Past performance is no guarantee of future results, but shouldn't the Orange Line immediatley shut for three days now?
Maybe the T
By exMasshole
Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:44pm
Set it so they could legitimize another said shutdown? hmmm
Look on the bright side!
By anon
Thu, 02/19/2015 - 6:34am
Look on the bright side: A fire means the third rail must finally be working again.
Some fed up commuter was just
By anon
Thu, 02/19/2015 - 12:22am
Some fed up commuter was just trying to help thaw out the switches.
You know I think it is
By Carol
Thu, 02/19/2015 - 2:16am
You know I think it is disgraceful for the T just to cancel service and don't even tell the people there is no more service. I stood at the platform at forest hill station with many others and children waiting on the last bus that never came and the T employees did not even have the respect to tell its riders there were no more buses. The mbta is a horrible system, horrible customer service and needs to be replaced. They have no respect for passengers...without us paying them it would not be no T and those ignorant workers would not have a job. I'm pissed
Well, it was worth a shot
By bohemka
Thu, 02/19/2015 - 3:05am
The extremely short-lived trash-fire-on-the-tracks snow-melting plan didn't have many believers, but at least they tried.
I like their creative thinking.
By octr202
Thu, 02/19/2015 - 7:13am
Now that they've tried it in a contained, weather proof location like the tunnel near North Station, hopefully they can apply what they've learned to the Braintree branch. A giant trash fire might be just what it needs!
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