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Harvard Square fare evader was packing a pistol, police say

By adamg - 11/17/20 - 12:05 pm

Transit Police report an officer on patrol at the Harvard Square Red Line station last night spotted a guy push his way through a fare gate and when the officer came after him, the man rushed upstairs and into Harvard Yard - where he tried to hide a gun in a pile of leaves. Read more.

Why your train couldn't depart: Red Line delayed by shopping cart

By adamg - 11/9/20 - 10:53 pm

Yes, it's come to this: Around 9 p.m., the MBTA reported delays of up to 15 minutes on the Braintree branch of the Red Line so that workers could remove a shopping car from the tracks at North Quincy.

Those Red and Orange Line cars were late even before the pandemic hit

By adamg - 10/26/20 - 9:22 am

The Globe shows how delays were already mounting for the new cars even before March.

Man wanted for kicking, spitting at woman at JFK/UMass T stop may have also attacked an Uber driver downtown

By adamg - 10/11/20 - 5:11 pm
Wanted for assault and battery

Surveillance photo via Transit Police.

A man Transit Police say attacked a woman he was piggybacking behind at the JFK/UMass Red Line stop last Tuesday also punched an Uber driver on Arch Street on Friday afternoon, according to the driver's passenger at the time. Read more.

New Red Line car defaced before the T could even finish painting it

By adamg - 10/7/20 - 4:31 pm
Tagged Red Line

Roving UHub photographer Jed Hresko spotted one of the new Red Line cars all tagged up today in the Cabot Yard in South Boston - before the T could even finish applying red paint to the bottom third of the car's side.

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Non-shocker: New Orange, Red Line cars now way behind schedule

By adamg - 10/5/20 - 3:08 pm

Brian Kane reports that CRRC is now 12 to 15 months behind schedule in churning them out at its Springfield assembly plant. The Boston Business Journal reports that means Orange Line riders could continue to see their superannuated cars until April, 2023, 15 months after originally planned, while the last of the wizened Red Line cars could still be in service until September, 2024, 12 months later than expected.

Orange Line cars in a Red Line yard

By adamg - 9/29/20 - 9:22 am
Orange and Red Line cars in the Cabot Yard in South Boston

The first couple of test models of the new Orange Line cars now sit with new Red Line cars in the MBTA's Cabot Yard in South Boston, which, of course, makes you wonder how they got there (secret deep-underground switch at Downtown Crossing?). Read more.

Red Line service is halted at JFK when man jumps on the tracks then runs away

By adamg - 9/22/20 - 10:24 pm

The Red Line and commuter-rail service came to a halt on either side of JFK/UMass shortly after 10 p.m. after a man jumped on the Red Line tracks, ran down them a bit and then jumped off. He didn't start the night as a Red Line track runner but as a simple motorist, except he apparently crashed into a parked car, then ran away and seemed to figure the best escape route might be on the subway tracks. Read more.

Man sought as Charles/MGH masturbating starer

By adamg - 8/26/20 - 2:42 pm
Wanted man

Transit Police report they are looking for a guy they say masturbated while leering at a nearby woman at Charles/MGH around 9 p.m. on Monday.

If he looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-222-1050 or send an anonymous text to 873873.

Another person under a Red Line train, this time at Davis Square

By adamg - 6/29/20 - 11:10 am

Bus shuttles starting up between Harvard and Alewife.

On Friday, a man was hit and killed by a Red Line train at Porter Square.

The person was eventually extricated and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Man hit and killed by Red Line train at Porter Square

By adamg - 6/26/20 - 5:19 pm

Transit Police report a man jumped in front of an inbound Red Line train around 4:15 p.m. Foul play is not suspected.

Shuttle buses replaced trains between Alewife and Harvard.

A pandemic or no, Red Line train wouldn't go

By adamg - 6/20/20 - 11:19 am

A dead inbound train at Central gummed up the Red Line for awhile this morning, but the T assures us they've taken it to that place where all dead Red Line trains go.

Red Line back to its old tricks; signal near Harvard needs a fix

By adamg - 6/19/20 - 11:30 am

The MBTA reports Red Line delays of up to 15 minutes due to an errant switch near Harvard.

Guy charged with beating up man who looked at his gal pal at Downtown Crossing T stop

By adamg - 6/15/20 - 9:43 pm

Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester man they say seemed to be under the mistaken impression it was 1960 and he was free to stomp somebody who looked at his female companion. Read more.

It's enough to make you blanch: Tree halts the Braintree branch

By adamg - 5/23/20 - 9:20 am

The MBTA is reporting 20-minute delays on the Red Line's Braintree branch due to a tree that fell on the inbound tracks at Wollaston.

Convicted sex offender charged with grabbing woman on a Red Line train

By adamg - 5/20/20 - 10:40 am
Nettles

Transit Police report arresting a man on a charge of indecent assault and battery for an incident on an inbound Red Line train shortly before it arrived at Charles/MGH around 7:45 p.m. on Monday.

Read more.

The empty city: Red Line, 7 a.m.

By adamg - 4/30/20 - 9:57 am
Just one person on a Red Line car at 7 a.m. - the photographer

Jennifer O had her choice of seats on a Red Line car between Quincy Adams and Quincy Center around 7 this morning.

Even in these trying times, you're not supposed to masturbate on the T

By adamg - 4/13/20 - 9:56 am
Arrested for allegedly being lewd and crude

Transit Police report arresting a Boston man on various charges at Kendall Square station Thursday night after, they say, he committed "a lewd act with his genitals fully exposed to everyone on the train." Read more.

Manholes explode in Charles Circle; Red Line is bypassing Charles/MGH

By adamg - 3/24/20 - 3:28 pm
Boom! Exploding manhole in Charles Circle

Melissa reports that shortly after 3 p.m., a manhole in Cambridge Street between the Charles/MGH Red Line station and MGH itself exploded. Read more.

Red Line train's ride comes to a premature end, not good for riders with matters they have to attend

By adamg - 3/22/20 - 2:10 pm

The MBTA is reporting delays of 15 minutes on the Red Line due to a train that joined the choir eternal near Harvard.

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