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MBTA's Eng blames old cable, deferred maintenance for issue that left Blue Line train stuck in tunnel
An old and neglected piece of equipment caused the issue that led to a Blue Line train being stopped in a tunnel, MBTA ...
Old, fallen cable caused signal problem that shut down MBTA Blue Line in Boston
The MBTA's general manager said that a decades-old cable led to the shutdown of the Blue Line on Tuesday, which prompted the ...
Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says
The 50- to 60-year-old steel cable probably “weakened until the point where it came down” after decades in a damp, ...
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MBTA evaluating system for faulty cables after Blue Line evacuation
MBTA general manager Phil Eng says an aging cable in a tunnel prompted a Blue Line train to be evacuated on Tuesday.
50-year-old downed cable caused mass evacuation of Blue Line train in Boston, MBTA says
More than 450 MBTA passengers were evacuated from a Blue Line train in the tunnel under the Boston Harbor due to a signal ...
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T will replace major sections of decades-old cable that prompted Blue Line evacuation
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said the agency will replace significant portions of a cable that came down inside a Blue Line tunnel under Boston Harbor Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 450 ...
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Hundreds Evacuated After Blue Line T Gets Stuck Under Boston Harbor
An MBTA Blue Line train got stuck under Boston Harbor Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 465 passengers. No injuries were ...
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