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May 30, 2025 | Financial

MBTA approves $US 9.8bn four-year capital plan

The plan offers guidance for ongoing and future fleet procurement and infrastructure upgrades across commuter and metro lines in Boston.

March 28, 2025 | Commuter Rail

Boston commuter network extended to Fall River and New Bedford

Six new stations built and 57.8km upgraded under South Coast Rail project.

December 19, 2022 | Light Rail

Boston Green Line’s 6km Medford branch opens

Completion of GLX project has added two branches at a cost of $US 2.3bn.

September 2, 2022 | Light Rail

CAF to supply 102 LRVs for Boston under $US 811m contract

The first LRVs are due to be delivered in 2026.

May 20, 2021 | Analysis

What’s Green Is Big in Boston - An Update on Green Line Extension Construction

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Green Line Extension Project Manager John Dalton, on construction progress and challenges.

May 20, 2021 | Podcasts

What’s Green Is Big in Boston—An Update on Green Line Extension Construction

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Green Line Extension Project Manager John Dalton, on construction progress and some challenges.

January 7, 2021 | Metros

CRRC metro train debuts on Boston’s Red Line

MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began operation with the first six-car metro train built by CRRC on the Boston metro Red Line on December 30.

October 19, 2020 | Technology

Keolis Commuter Services takes Boston systems offline following ransomware attack

KEOLIS Commuter Services, which operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail network in Boston, has suffered a ransomware attack that may have leaked employee information.

August 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

Lowest bidder for Massachusetts South Coast Rail confirmed

MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced the lowest bidder for a $US 403m contract for work on the Middleborough Secondary & New Bedford Main Line (MS/NBML) section of its South Coast Rail project, following the launch of tendering on June 25.

June 17, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Keolis secures four year extension to Boston commuter contract

THE Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) has approved a four-year extension to the commuter rail operating contract with Keolis Commuter Services, until June 30 2026.

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