Politics & Government
Phillip Eng Takes Over As New MBTA General Manager Monday
"It is clear that that the MBTA's service is not at the level that it needs to be and it hasn't been that way for far too long," Eng said.
April 9, 2023
BOSTON - Phillip Eng officially takes over as the new MBTA general manager Monday and he will need plenty of help turning around the troubled transit agency.
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Eng, an engineer with decades of experience running public transit systems, was hired last month by Governor Maura Healey. He's the former president of the Long Island Rail Road and one-time interim President of New York City Transit.
"It is clear that that the MBTA's service is not at the level that it needs to be and it hasn't been that way for far too long," Eng said at a news conference back on March 27. "It's time for a new way of doing business at the T."
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