Keolis Commuter Services, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and union leaders from the American Train Dispatchers Association, Transportation Communications Union, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and SMART Transportation Division on May 8, 2015 signed a memorandum of understanding to implement the FRA’s voluntary Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).
Massachusetts Bay Transporation Authority said Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 it has restored normal service frequency to all branches and stations throughout its core subway and trolley system (the “T”) in Greater Boston, including restoration of the hard-hit Mattapan Line.
The Federal Transit Administration has pledged about $996 million in “New Starts” funding to support extension of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Green Line from Cambridge to Somerville and Medford.
Keolis Commuter Services officially began operating the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s 14 regional passengers rail lines as midnight arrived Tuesday morning, July 1, 2014.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Keolis Commuter Services an eight-year, $2.68 billion contract to operate MBTA regional rail passenger service for the Bay State. Two extension options of two years each could ratchet the total value to $4.3 billion.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reportedly is considering replacing Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. (MBCR), its current contract operator of MBTA regional rail service.
Massahusetts Bay Transportation Authority work crews replaced a 102-year-old bridge over Clayton Street in Dorchester, Mass., during the weekend, reopening MBTRA’s Red Line (part of the ‘T”) for service by Monday morning, Nov. 11, 2013.
