Newburyport/Rockport line

Commuter rail not at its best: Delays to and from north and west

By adamg - 8/11/23 - 8:51 am

Keolis first reported that train 143 from North Station to Newburyport was 35 to 45 minutes late due to a "mechanical issue," then updated the train was simply canceled and dumped its passengers at Beverly. Read more.

Summertime and the ridin' is easy, well, free, on the Blue Line

By adamg - 6/9/23 - 11:35 am

The MBTA says you can ride the Blue Line for free between July 5 and Aug. 31 - as part of efforts to reduce traffic due to the Sumner Tunnel being shut for repairs then. Read more.

Everett brush fire sends smoke billowing into the sky, delays service on one commuter-rail line

By adamg - 5/10/23 - 10:18 pm

Greg Cook watched as firefighters tried to douse a two-alarm brush fire behind the Everett Michael's this afternoon.

E spotted the smoke from Admiral's Hill in Chelsea: Read more.

Heading into Boston from the north, dude? Oh, man, you are just completely screwed

By adamg - 4/1/23 - 3:12 pm

The T reports a train out of Newburyport is at least an hour late getting to North Station because it's developed one of those embarrassing mechanical issues somewhere near Swampscott. A train out of Rockport, meanwhile, is 15 to 25 minutes late because of signal problems between Beverly and North Station, the T reports.

Some train riders might get kind of yowly due to signal problems up near Rowley

By adamg - 10/24/22 - 10:18 am

The MBTA reports delays of up to 45 minutes on the Newburyport Line due to signal problems between Ipswich and Rowley and that things will remain like that through at least 4 p.m.

They're delayed more than an hour, so of course Rockport riders are pretty sour

By adamg - 1/30/20 - 9:07 am

UPDATE: At 9:42 p.m., Erin Larsen, who got on at Montserrat around 7:07 reported: "It’s been 2 hours and 20 min and we still haven’t arrived at North Station. Plus TWO trains (inbound) have passed us."

Shortly before 9 a.m., Keolis updated us on the fate of Train 156, which left Newburyport at 7 a.m. Read more.

Up in Salem a real witches brew; train to Boston is way overdue

By adamg - 12/16/19 - 9:08 am

At 8:57 a.m., T reported from Salem: Read more.

Bicyclist hit, killed by train in Beverly

By adamg - 10/22/19 - 10:53 am

Update: WCVB reports the bicyclist, Emerson College Prof. Moses Shumow, died.

Transit Police report a man on a bicycle was hit by an outbound Newburyport/Rockport train at the Beverly Depot station around 8:20 a.m. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Can anybody explain this dead commuter-line train?

By adamg - 9/9/19 - 9:54 am

People transferring from one train to another

Wonderfitzig was among the people who had to hop off inbound train 156 on the Newburyport/Rockport Line train and get on another after the engine sighed its last and went to the great roundhouse in the sky this morning near River Works - after their train just sat there for 90 minutes or so. Read more.

Rockport Line riders in a funk; Beverly drawbridge seems drunk

By adamg - 8/29/19 - 5:38 pm

Claire Blechman reports the infamous Beverly drawbridge is stuck again, forcing Newburyport/Rockport Line passengers to abandon ship only to discover that Uber rates have gone into crisis mode.

What's going on with Newburyport/Rockport lines?

By PegH - 5/29/19 - 10:07 am

The trains have been late, delayed or outright cancelled for the past week and a half...this morning coming from Salem was ridiculous! And, why is that the GPS on most trains suddenly goes dark when the trains are late, delayed or cancelled? Is Keolis playing games with their 'on time' performance metrics?

But fear not, the latest fare increase doesn't hit until July....aaargh

Man struck and killed by commuter-rail train in Chelsea

By adamg - 11/8/17 - 9:46 am

Scene of fatal pedestrian and train crash in Chelsea

Everett Street crossing after the fatality. Photo by KMV.

Transit Police report a 21-year-old man died around 9 p.m. yesterday when he disregarded the downed gates and flashing lights at the Everett Street crossing and tried to walk across the tracks, only to get hit by an outbound Rockport Line train.

A lot of people seem to want to go to Salem tonight

By adamg - 10/31/17 - 5:13 pm

Harry Pierre reports the line for the next Newburyport/Rockport train, which stops in Salem, is a bit more crowded than usual this afternoon.

There was a half-off special on one commuter-rail line yesterday

By adamg - 9/7/17 - 12:24 pm

WCVB reports officials are investigating how a car on the Newburyport/Rockport Line train separated from the rest of the train yesterday.

It's buses all the way down, at least to Salem, for Newburyport/Rockport riders

By adamg - 7/17/17 - 8:57 am

Claire Blechman was among those having to transfer from a bus to a train in Salem, due to work on the Newburyport/Rockport Line that will keep it shut through Aug. 13.

Keolis blames failing diesel turbochargers, coach wheel issues for commuter-rail cancellations, delays, overcrowding

By adamg - 4/6/17 - 12:52 pm

Smushed Lowell Line train due to earlier cancellation this AM. Photo by Jeff Durney.

A crescendo of complaints by commuter-rail riders about cancellations, delays and overcrowded trains reached a new peak this morning as commuters into both North and South stations vented their frustration online.

They joined Lily Goldman, a Rockport Line rider who's been complaining for months now about ghost and late trains on her route: Read more.