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Trolley service between Ashmont and Mattapan resumed Monday afternoon after an overhead power problem that forced the MBTA to replace trolleys with shuttle buses earlier in the day, the agency said.
If approved, the T’s preferred plan would set in motion a modernization of the 2.6 mile-long Ashmont-Mattapan trolley line that could cost more than $200 million over a 10-year, three-phase rollout.
“Mattapan Trolley Update: Service between Ashmont and Mattapan has resumed,” the T said at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday via X, formerly Twitter. “Personnel have completed repairs to the disabled ...
Mattapan Trolley Update: Regular service between Mattapan and Ashmont has resumed with delays of about 15 minutes after earlier flooding at Milton Station.
Four trolleys operate daily on the 2.6 miles of track running between Ashmont Station and Mattapan Station. An average of 6,600 rides are taken on the fleet every weekday, according to MBTA data.
The MBTA said at about 8:30 p.m. that Mattapan Line trolley service had resumed with residual delays. Video from Sky5 showed multiple police cruisers parked outside Ashmont Station with their ...
The ordeal began shortly before 7 a.m. Monday, when a Mattapan trolley became disabled at Butler Station due to a mechanical issue, MBTA spokesperson Lisa Battiston explained in a statement.
DORCHESTER (CBS) - Seventeen people were injured when two MBTA trolleys collided on the Mattapan-Ashmont line in Dorchester Friday afternoon. At about 3:15 p.m., the two trolleys collided on the ...
The tracks flooded at approximately 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, causing trolley services to be suspended and shuttle buses to be deployed for service between Ashmont and Mattapan, according to a ...
Riders are weighing in on the future of the Mattapan line’s rare, vintage fleet of trolleys. The line, which opened in 1929, is a vital connection to the city’s transit network for 6,600 daily riders.