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Here’s what happened with the Blue Line train that got stuck under Boston Harbor
Officials said Wednesday a decades-old cable that fell inside a subway tunnel a day earlier was the reason why a Blue Line ...
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, ...
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 cable, deferred maintenance blamed for issue that left 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 ...
50-year-old downed cable caused mass evacuation of Blue Line train in Boston tunnel, 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 issue Tuesday afternoon.