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Fire At Tufts Medical Center Temporarily Suspends Orange Line Service: MBTA Fire At Tufts Medical Center Temporarily Suspends Orange Line Service: MBTA
Fire At Tufts Medical Center Temporarily Suspends Orange Line Service: MBTA Orange Line service was temporarily suspended between North Station and Back Bay after a fire reportedly broke out on Wednesday afternoon, June 28. A train reported flames within the track area in front of the train as it was pulling into Tufts Medical Center around 11:50 a.m., an MBTA spokesperson tells Daily Voice. Boston Fire responded to the scene to put out the fire while power was cut to the third rail, they added. Photos and video posted by Twitter user @Windtrain1 showed sparks coming from a track at the station as well as passengers being evacuated. Service eventually resumed and …

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by David Cifarelli
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Electrical Fire On Commuter Rail Train Forces Kingston Line To Pause (UPDATE) Electrical Fire On Commuter Rail Train Forces Kingston Line To Pause (UPDATE)
Electrical Fire On Commuter Rail Train Forces Kingston Line To Pause (Update) Service on Commuter Rail Kingston line was paused Friday evening, Oct. 7, after a train engine caught fire, officials said.  The fire started from an electrical short in the relay cabinet of the train around 3:30 p.m., an MBTA spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The disabled train was stopped at the Hanson MBTA station and was blocking Main Street (Route 27) as a result, Hanson Police said on Facebook. Main Street (Rt 27) is closed at the Hanson MBTA station. Commuter Rail train is disabled and blocking the crossing. Seek alternate routes. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan Photogra…

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by David Cifarelli
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'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston 'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston
'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston Some 200 commuters heading into Boston were met with panic Thursday morning as a fire broke out on their train while going over the Mystic River in Somerville. The MBTA first Tweeted about a delay on the Orange Line because of mechanical problem near Assembly just before 7 a.m. Passengers were quick to notice that this delay was going to be longer than originally anticipated.  Might be longer than 15 minutes.. @universalhub @NBC10Boston @WCVB pic.twitter.com/WD5FbEqNHx — Jay Bernard (@Jacobus52999) July 21, 2022 People were seen jumping from the train, which was stopped on a bridge, to…

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by David Cifarelli