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[KevinKorell]

And this one is disgusting anytime, but the current events make it much worse.  From WCVB-TV, Channel 5 in Boston, MA, 3/27/20:

 

  Person reportedly licks Orange Line train; MBTA removes train from service  

 

 

 

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority removed one of its Orange Line trains from service on Friday after a person reportedly licked it, according to a spokesperson.

 

Here is that story.

[KevinKorell]

masslive.com   4/23/20:

 

MBTA could be doing more to combat coronavirus, Pioneer Institute study says  

 

 

 

From reaching out to non-native English speakers to posting information about workforce infections online, the MBTA could be doing more in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Pioneer Institute study.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Boston Globe via MSN, 4/25/20:

 

   The suffocating crowded T of old won’t be returning anytime soon after the coronavirus lockdown ends 

 

 

 

Beijing has tested “subway by appointment” where riders book times to enter certain stations. In Taipei, Taiwan, passengers have their temperatures checked as they enter the transit system. Milan plans to close subway stations when the system gets too busy, Madrid is handing out masks to riders, Amsterdam will boost frequencies of buses and trains, and transit vehicles in Seoul are disinfected more than a dozen times a day.

 

Article

[KevinKorell]

Salem, MA News, 5/5/20:

 

  Trains keep running, but few along for the ride  

 

 

 

It was just after 7:30 a.m. on Monday at the Beverly Depot, normally prime time for commuters looking to pile into a train at one of the MBTA's busiest commuter rail stops.

 

Article

[KevinKorell]

NBC Boston, 5/9/20:

 

  MBTA Repair Schedules Derailed by Coronavirus Pandemic  

 

 

 

Nearly two dozen MBTA projects, including high-profile components of a plan to speed repairs during more frequent system shutdowns, will be delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Story

[KevinKorell]

Editorial in Boston, MA Herald, 5/14/20:

 

  T pushes rail plan as revenues drop, riders wary  

 

 

 

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic will be felt for years, and consumer confidence has a big role in our economic recovery. Which is why the MBTAs new contract to build a commuter rail link from southeastern Massachusetts to Boston is ill-timed.

  
 
Entire editorial
 
Cross-posted in Commuter Rail South Coast Rail and Coronavirus MBTA threads with relevance to both.

[KevinKorell]

WBUR Radio, Boston, MA, 5/18/20:

 

   The MBTA Won't Return To Full Service Until Final Phase Of State's Reopening    

 

 

 

The MBTA will continue to run at reduced service levels, even as a range of businesses begin to reopen under new rules outlined by the Baker administration Monday.

 

Full story

[KevinKorell]

Boston, MA Herald, 6/7/20:

 

   MBTA boss: Riders will be responsible for maintaining social distancing   

 

 

 

The MBTA’s boss says ridership will remain low as Massachusetts enters Phase 2 of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the T will leave it to riders to maintain social distancing and will not engage in active enforcement.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WCVB-TV, Channel 5 in Boston, MA, 6/9/20:

 

   MBTA returning some subway, bus transit lines to pre-COVID service  

 

 

 

The MBTA said it will increase service for all subway lines and add weekday service for nearly sixty bus routes as it works to return service to levels not seen since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Valley Dispatch, Lowell, MA, 6/10/20:

 

   Commuter rail service to increase this month   

 

 

 

As part of Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan, the commuter rail will increase service beginning June 22.

 

This is the article.