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Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The MBTA announced that the Braintree branch of the Red Line will be increasing speeds as a result of the Track Improvement Program. The post Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says appeared first on Boston.
MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains "within days"
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could happen "within days."
MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals.
MBTA officials announce speed increase on red line service
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced there will be a 10 mile-per-hour (MPH) increase from 40 to 50 MPH on parts<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines
Transit officials say the Red and Orange Lines will be restored to their original design speeds at 50 and 55 mph.
Originally designed speeds to return to MBTA's Red and Orange lines
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could happen "within days." WBZ-TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
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