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MBTA reports issues with South Coast Rail service
There were more issues Friday with the MBTA’s South Coast Rail service. The MBTA said multiple trains were canceled or ...
Finally, the big reveal: What restaurant now wants to come to the failed Chick-fil-A site
The Braintree planning board on Tuesday unanimously approved developer Torrington Properties' request to redesign previously ...
Investigation uncovers illegal casinos, unstamped cigarettes in Quincy and Boston, AG says
The Statewide Grand Jury handed down 15 indictments against a Braintree couple. Investigators say they ran illegal casinos in ...
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It's a race: MBTA train vs. car from Fall River to Boston. Which is faster and better?
Aboard an MBTA commuter rail train from Fall River ... 50 hard miles — Route 24 has bottlenecks around Taunton, at the Braintree split where it meets Interstate 93, and the Southeast Expressway ...
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Here’s where we found perhaps the screechiest MBTA train. It was ear-splitting.
On the Braintree branch, trains are now moving at ... “Mitigating sounds from the MBTA as much as we can would be a great benefit,” Walker said. “But if we quiet that sound, there’s ...
Commuter rail riders delayed in Boston for 4 hours as multiple trains canceled: Here's why
Riders trying free weekend South Coast Rail service were delayed in Boston after multiple trains were canceled Sunday. Here's ...
It's a race: MBTA train vs. car from Fall River to Boston. Which is faster and better?
Train advocates say the 90-minute ride from Fall River to Boston is faster than a car. Is it? We tested it out for ourselves.