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Improvement on the Orange Line: Train dies above ground with a bang, but it doesn't catch fire and nobody feels the need to jump off a bridge

By adamg - 8/19/24 - 10:10 pm

Passengers walking on Orange Line tracks

Passengers being evacuated from dead Orange Line train via the tracks. From video by Tim Lawrence.

Tim Lawrence was on one of the new Orange Line trains when it pulled out of Community College, made a couple of loud banging sounds and then died on the flyover towards Sullivan Square, shortly before 7 p.m. He reports on the wait and eventual evacuation: Read more.

In Charlestown, two developers win approval for new life-sciences complex while another readies plans for new residential complex

By adamg - 3/18/24 - 11:11 am

Rendering of proposed 66 Cambridge St. by SGA and DREAM Collaborative.

The BPDA board last week approved plans for a two-building life-sciences complex at 66 Cambridge St. in Sullivan Square, an Orange Line stop away from where another developer says it will soon file detailed plans for a 700-unit residential complex. Read more.

Orange Line riders might have a frown: There are signal problems in Charlestown

By adamg - 3/15/24 - 9:38 am

The MBTA reports ongoing delays on the Orange Line this morning due to signal problems near Community College.

Red, Orange riders surely cussed when dead trains made their trips a bust

By adamg - 2/16/24 - 9:24 pm

At 8:17 p.m., the MBTA reported delays on the Orange Line, when one of the new trains exhaled its last at Community College. At 8:41 p.m., the T reported delays on the Red Line when a train died at Park. The T did no say if that was one of the new Red Line trains, one of the old Red Line trains or one of the even older Red Line trains.

New Orange Line same as it always was

By adamg - 9/20/22 - 9:21 am

If yesterday was the Day of Shiny Floors (and smiling ambassadors and Dunkin' gift cards) on the Orange Line, today is Return to the Old Days Day: Read more.

On first day with fewer trains, Orange Line circles two drains

By adamg - 3/15/21 - 9:01 am

It's not just that the MBTA chose today to cut service by 20% on the Orange Line, but there's a "track issue" near Community College causing 20-minute delays. Also, it's frickin' cold out.

Alleged Community College junk waver arrested

By adamg - 8/4/18 - 11:28 am

Transit Police report arresting Ramon Baez, 31, on charges he stood in the Community College Orange Line stop and pointed his junk in the direction of passing women - and say they're now looking at whether this was not his first time fondling himself for an unwilling audience.

Woburn woman charged as knife-wielding homophobe on the Orange Line

By adamg - 6/26/18 - 2:01 pm

A Woburn woman charged with threatening people with a knife on an Orange Line after the Pride parade earlier this month will be held without bail for at least two months after her bail on an earlier charge was revoked, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

Community College station falling apart: To be shut this weekend

By adamg - 1/19/18 - 2:35 pm

The MBTA just announced it will be running shuttle buses between Sullivan Square and North Station this weekend due to the need for "emergency station repairs" at the Community College Orange Line stop.

Orange Line trains be parking, after trackside cable starts sparking

By adamg - 1/8/18 - 10:29 am

The MBTA reports "moderate" delays on the Orange Line due to a troublesome trackside cable at Community College that started spitting sparks. The Boston Fire Department took a look, declared an all out, but not until trains were held up and down the line.

Not sure we'd say 'yay' but at least the train broke down today

By adamg - 1/5/18 - 12:48 pm

The MBTA reports "severe" delays on the Orange Line due to a train that's dead on the tracks between North Station and Community College.

Orange Line delays to the max due to a small fire on the tracks

By adamg - 11/20/17 - 9:31 pm

The MBTA reports "moderate" delays on the Orange Line southbound due to a small track fire that BFD quickly extinguised at Community College.

The Orange Line slows due to signal woes

By adamg - 10/13/17 - 10:30 am

Boy, it's going to be great when the spiffy new Orange Line cars arrive and you'll get to spend extra time enjoying them, thanks to the sort of signal problems the T is reporting at Community College.

Everett teens face charges for prank note that forced evacuation of Bunker Hill Community College and Orange Line shutdown

By adamg - 9/7/17 - 9:34 am

State Police report charging two teens from Everett for a prank note left on a friend's car that led to the evacuation of both the community college and the neighboring T stop on July 25.

Orange Line's a pain due to a disabled train

By adamg - 9/6/17 - 11:12 am

A train decided to end it all at Community College and now the Orange Line is wicked slow.

The Orange Line was hell when one train got a death knell

By adamg - 8/17/17 - 7:32 pm

People waiting for a shuttle bus on the Orange Line

Tim Hanafin shows us the sitch at Community College around 6:50 p.m., after a train dumped him and everybody off there, leaving them stranded, waiting for a shuttle bus or a sign from God or something.

Bomb threat at Bunker Hill Community College shuts Orange Line

By adamg - 7/25/17 - 6:06 pm

UPDATE, 6:25 p.m. The T stop has been re-opened and normal service is resuming.

The Orange Line came to a halt in both directions after State Police responded to Bunker Hill Community College for a bomb threat late this afternoon. The T is now running shuttle buses between North Station and Sullivan Square.

Get ready for some knowledge: There's a dead train at Community College

By adamg - 3/27/17 - 3:24 pm

The T reports "moderate" delays due to an Orange Line train that reached a premature end of the line at Community College.

Father, daughter charged with beating up off-duty cop at Community College on the Orange Line

By adamg - 3/6/17 - 12:05 pm

Transit Police report an off-duty Transit cop who went to investigate why a T worker was ordering two people off an Orange Line train at Community College quickly found himself under attack by a Saugus man and his daughter.

According to police, the train had just pulled into the station around 11:45 p.m. on Friday ... Read more.

Man charged as Community College attacker and, yes, it's the same alleged pain in the ass who keeps getting arrested

By adamg - 2/22/17 - 8:12 pm

Transit Police report arresting Xavier Galatis, 24, of Medford for attacking a family at Community College on the Orange Line yesterday.

Police praised social-media users who thought the picture police posted looked familiar and urged them to check into Galatis's whereabouts. Read more.

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