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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, fallen cable caused signal problem that shut down MBTA Blue Line in Boston
A decades-old cable that fell in the MBTA Blue Line tunnel in Boston, which caused a signal problem, prompted a massive evacuation inside the tunnel under Boston Harbor on Tuesday, MBTA General ...
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‘It was really hot down there': T riders describe evacuation from Blue Line
Riders who were among the hundreds evacuated from an MBTA Blue Line train on Tuesday described a surreal experience as they ...
500 passengers evacuated through tunnel off Blue Line train after train loses power
Shuttle buses are replacing a portion of the Blue Line due to a signal issue at the Aquarium station, the MBTA said Tuesday.