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Boston.com, 4/10/24

 

An MBTA commuter rail train hit a small boat — yes, you read that right

 

MBTA Transit Police are investigating after someone left a dinghy on the commuter rail tracks near Porter Wednesday.

 

When he took charge of the MBTA last year, General Manager Phil Eng emphasized the need for “innovative solutions” in Greater Boston’s public transit. 

 

Still, Eng’s game plan probably didn’t account for the visionary who plunked a small boat on the commuter rail tracks between Cambridge and Belmont early on Wednesday.

 

According to MBTA Transit Police, “unknown person/s” left the dinghy on the Fitchburg Line right of way around 12:15 a.m. 

 

 

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