Another day, another delay: MBTA addresses Wednesday night, Thursday morning issues
The delays didn't involve issues with the new Orange Line cars, officials said.
It’s not your imagination: The past 24 hours for T passengers have been filled with delays, and it hasn’t been limited to one line.
A door problem on a northbound train at Andrew on the Red Line Wednesday night was followed by a signal problem at Harvard that delayed trains in both directions.
Red Line experiencing northbound delays of 10 minutes due to a train with a door problem at Andrew. An official is on scene working to overcome the problem.
— MBTA (@MBTA) February 26, 2020
Red Line Update: Trains delayed 15 minutes in both directions due to a signal problem near Harvard. Signal crews are on scene making repairs. Trains may stand by at stations and proceed slowly through the area.https://t.co/CnirBM9utl
— MBTA (@MBTA) February 26, 2020
Red Line Update: Trains delayed 20 minutes in both directions due to a signal problem near Harvard. Signal crews are on scene making repairs. Trains may stand by at stations and proceed slowly through the area.https://t.co/bun5dJG6iW
— MBTA (@MBTA) February 26, 2020
Lisa Battiston, a spokesperson for the T, said in an email to Boston.com that the Harvard issue had to do with “a dropped track circuit,” and needed “immediate repairs.”
“The issue did cause significant delays in both directions and, in an effort to minimize the impacts, some trains were ‘crossed back’ at Park Street and at JFK/UMass to supplement service,” she said.
News of the delay was met with frustration by T riders on Twitter, some sharing photos of crowded platforms.
It was a pretty empty platform when I arrived 25 mins ago! pic.twitter.com/iKUlb3gGx9
— Alastair Battson (@AlastairBattson) February 26, 2020
For context: pic.twitter.com/JabIr35ewV
— Joey Rozzay (@JoeyRozzay) February 26, 2020
Thursday morning included more Red Line delays, this time northbound because a train had a “mechanical problem at Savin Hill,” causing delays of about 10 minutes beginning around 6:20 a.m. Battiston said this had to do with “a propulsion issue.”
“Officials were eventually able to overcome the problem, though some residual delays remained,” she said.
Red Line: Delays of up to 10 minutes northbound due to a train with an earlier mechanical problem at Savin HIll.
— MBTA (@MBTA) February 27, 2020
Another train experienced a “separate mechanical problem” at Harvard station around 8 a.m., Battiston said. Officials took the train out of service to further investigate and make repairs. Service was back to normal around 9:20 a.m.
Meanwhile, rain Thursday morning made its way through the ceiling of Quincy Adams station. T officials responding to a user on Twitter said that they were aware of this problem, but would pass the user’s video along as well.
Good Morning and thanks for reaching out. Red Line Supervisors and Station Maintenance are aware of this. We will pass this on as well.
— MBTA (@MBTA) February 27, 2020
Another door problem, this time at Malden Center on the Orange Line, caused delays of about 10 minutes. Battiston said this issue, which didn’t involve the new train cars, also began at 6:20 a.m. One of the train cars had a door that wasn’t closing properly, and authorities were able to isolate the incident to the one set. Service was back to normal around 7:45 a.m.
Orange Line: Delays of up to 10 minutes due to a train with a door problem at Malden Center.
— MBTA (@MBTA) February 27, 2020
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