Breaking News and Accident/Delays

efin98 wrote:BTW the MTA is going to get slammed big time for the incident since they are being blamed for the holes in the fence- BU is claiming it's the MTA'sj property.

Next thing we know it'll be a BU-Harvard squabble, since doesn't the big crimson empire own Becaon Park now?

Depends on where the property line begins, I wouldn't be surpised if the MTA kept ownership of the commuter rail only tracks.

CSXConductor or anyone else who would know, feel free to add your corrections if need be...

The location of the accident is actually the property of the Mass Turnpike Authority,,not CSX.

stuff is going on the old colony lines' check this for info on trains:

Old Colony Lines
Kingston/Plymouth
Middleborough/Lakeville
Effective Thursday, February 17, 2005, delays of 3 to 5 minutes are anticipated for all trains, both Inbound and Outbound, but train 096 will be delayed approximately 10 to 15 minutes each day.

Effective Tuesday, February 22, 2005, necessary repairs to a retaining wall in Quincy will be initiated. The work will last approximately 9 to 10 days.

After 8:30 PM each night, the track will be taken out of service between Quincy and Braintree. During this time period, customers will be transferred to and from Old Colony trains at Braintree Station to the Red Line.

Please allow 25 minutes for your Red Line travel between South Station and Braintree.

The following trains will terminate at Braintree on weekdays during the repair work:


~ Inbound Weekday ~
Kingston/Plymouth Line:


Train # 054 (departs Kingston 7:59 PM)
Train # 056 (departs Kingston 8:50 PM)
Middleborough/Lakeville Line:


Train # 028 (Departs Middleborough 9:25 PM)
The following trains will originate at Braintree on weekdays during the repair work:


~ Outbound Weekday ~
Kingston/Plymouth Line:


Train # 055 (Normally departs South Station at 9:30 PM) – will depart Braintree at 9:53 PM.
Train # 057 (Normally departs South Station 10:40 PM) – will depart Braintree at 11:01 PM.
Middleborough/Lakeville Line:


Train # 029 (Normally departs South Station at 10:30 PM) will depart Braintree at 10:50 PM.
The following trains will terminate at Braintree on the weekend during the repair work:


~ Inbound Weekend ~
Middleborough/Lakeville Line:


Train #1014/2014 (Departs Middleborough 9:20 PM)
Kingston/Plymouth Line:


Train # 2042/2042 (Departs Kingston 9:25 PM)
The following trains will originate at Braintree on the weekend during the repair work:


~ Outbound Weekend ~
Middleborough/Lakeville Line:


Train #1015/2015 (Normally departs South Station at 10:30 PM) – will depart Braintree at 10:55 PM.
Kingston/Plymouth Line:


Train # 1043/2043 (Normally departs South Station at 10:40 PM) – will depart Braintree at 11:04 PM.

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North Shore Customers:

Newburyport/Rockport Line

Outbound Newburyport train #153 (8:05 AM) has collided with a vehicle on the tracks at Dodge Street in Beverly. Another train is arriving to pick up #153's customers. Service on the line is running 30 - 40 minutes late as a result, but should be back on track by noon. We will keep you informed.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Train 153 was involved in a bad crash.......with a truck

That must be the incident reported here:

Train slices SUV in two, driver safe

A Peabody woman cheated death yesterday when she drove into the path of a commuter train in Beverly and miraculously walked away with only minor injuries, police said.

Carol Freedman, 50, was driving the wrong way on Dodge Street when an outbound train sheared off the back end of her Acura SUV, scattering mangled car parts across the snowy tracks.

The 8:40 a.m. accident created a 90-minute delay for about 20 commuters who were forced to leave the train while T employees cleared off the tracks.

Freedman was cited by Beverly police for a marked lanes violation and failure to stop at a railroad crossing. An MBTA spokesman said railroad gates went down 46 seconds before the accident, but the gates did not stop Freedman because she was on the wrong side of the road.

A question about the above incident:

Where a one-way street crosses railroad tracks, are there really no gates or lights on the "wrong" side of the crossing? That sounds very dangerous for pedestrians.

Ok folks, it happened again today. This time at Prides Crossing in Beverly. F40PH 1003 does not appear to be injured, however, the car is in pain. no reported injuries on the train. Status of driver unknown.

BTW, what was the power on yesterday's incident, as i hear she was so badly injured, she had to be towed back to BET, as she could not go it alone.

I find it outrageous that people cant figure out

TRAIN BIGGER THAN CAR, CAR GO BOOM TRAIN GO AWAY SCRATCH FREE!!!!!! (usually)

the number of the loco in todays accident, 3/2, 1003

Ron Newman wrote:A question about the above incident:

Where a one-way street crosses railroad tracks, are there really no gates or lights on the "wrong" side of the crossing? That sounds very dangerous for pedestrians.

Still has gates on both sides.

Blue Line bussed between Wonderland and Orient Hts. Dur to wire problems at Suffolk Downs the T uesd shuttle busses. This am 3/7/05

Anyone heard any more details on the Blue Line? From the website, it looks like its still OOS beyond Orient Heights as of 2:30 pm.

Sounds like the wires are out for a bit...either that or someone forgot it's winter and not summer and started MOW early lol

CRail wrote:I find it outrageous that people cant figure out

TRAIN BIGGER THAN CAR, CAR GO BOOM TRAIN GO AWAY SCRATCH FREE!!!!!! (usually)

HEE! Seriously. Did these people miss the videos and posters in driver's ed with the smashed up cars splattered across the tracks?