MBTA management today released the results of their investigation of the causes of the Red Line derailment in June.
Red Line
Red Line Update (6/21)
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak called me this morning to brief me about the Red Line’s troubles and his response.
MBTA Troubles
It has been a very bad week for the MBTA. Capital spending has been accelerating, but recent incidents raise questions about the operational side.
Red and Orange Line Reliability.
Helpful presentation from the T on what to expect when in the way of capacity and reliability improvements. Bottom line: Improvement will be steady and will reach their maximum level around 2025.
MBTA Updates on Alewife Garage Repairs
We will continue to add communications from the MBTA about the Alewife Garage situation to this post.
The Future of the Red Line
Red Line service has been unstable over the past few weeks and I’ve heard from many about that, but there is reason for hope, in the long term, for big increases in both reliability and capacity.