A bit of development tools derailed on the Red Line close to Quincy Center, damaging the third rail and inflicting shuttle buses to exchange service through the Tuesday morning commute.
MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo stated the derailment occurred at roughly 1:20 a.m. The tools was re-railed at about 3:45 a.m., however the morning commute was disrupted whereas repairs to the third rail had been being made.
No accidents had been reported and repairs had been accomplished at roughly 5 a.m.
“Twenty-five shuttle buses provided alternative service while power was restored, and test trains operated through the area,” Pesaturo stated. “By 6:20 a.m., Red Line service had been restored.”
Delayed important monitor upkeep was one of many 4 areas the MBTA was ordered to right away tackle in June as a part of the Federal Transit Administration’s security administration inspection, which discovered that monitor defects have led to a number of derailments since final yr.
“In 2021, and so far in 2022, MBTA has experienced several safety events resulting from deferred maintenance of assets in a poor state of repair, including six mainline derailments in 2021 — related to tracks, switches and/or vehicle conditions — accidents involving escalators and station facilities in poor condition; and safety events stemming from disabled trains, defective switches, and damaged equipment or tools in yards or facilities,” the FTA directive stated.
Last week, the FTA ordered the MBTA to bear an instantaneous “safety stand-down,” which began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, because of the company’s ongoing challenge with runaway trains, the latest of which occurred on July 25, when a practice rolled onto the Red Line on the Braintree station.
Two different runaway practice incidents have occurred in rail yards since late May, the FTA stated.
In a press release on Tuesday, the MBTA pointed to work that began this week to “improve safety and reliability on the Red Line,” which is able to end in shuttle buses changing night Braintree department service for 2 consecutive weeks, on Monday to Thursday.
Evening diversions, which begin at roughly 9 p.m. on these days, are geared toward permitting tie substitute and monitor realignment work, that “when completed, will allow the MBTA to remove speed restrictions along the Braintree branch, ultimately speeding up travel time for riders.”
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