Community Corner
Red Line Delays Reported Wednesday: UPDATE
As of about 9:30 a.m., the MBTA was reporting "minor residual delays."
BOSTON, MA — Riders on the Red Line experienced significant delays during Wednesday morning's commute.
A "severe delay" alert went out around 8:30 a.m. Just after 9 a.m., the MBTA downgraded the delay to "moderate," and subsequently reported "minor residual delays," as of about 9:30 a.m.
The MBTA attributed the severe delay to an ongoing signal problem at its Harvard station and a medical emergency at the Central station, both in Cambridge. The signal problem persisted, causing the continuing moderate delays.
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As we so often do, Patch this morning collected expressions of rider rage via social media. We hope it's cathartic, or at least gives you a laugh. If nothing else, misery loves company, right?
Going to tell my manager to just put me down as being late everyday these next 3 months if this is how the #mbta is during a drizzle.
— Kimberlee C. (@Kimbercandelora) December 7, 2016
Following announcement of severe delays, they ran an anti-suicide PSA. Timely. #mbta #redline
— MK Newton (@beetsbearsbeer) December 7, 2016
#redline #MBTA been underground for 35 minutes now. And haven't gone 2 stops. Between Porter and Harvard.
— Monet Uva (@MonetUva) December 7, 2016
@CharlieBakerMA when you took office you pledged to fix the #MBTA. The #RedLine is no longer able to operate in the rain.
— Renegade Pumpkin (@RenegadePumpkin) December 7, 2016
#MBTA #redline pic.twitter.com/VMxe8eMjr7
— On The T (@todayontheT) December 7, 2016
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Why stop a #redline train at Kendall for a medical emergency? Just go one more stop and dump em out at MGH. #MBTA
— MBTAAirconditioning (@mbtaair) December 7, 2016
@MBTA #MBTA #Redline more delays. The only reasonable way to commute on the T is to push back the time you leave by 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/8KqNSY4EXe
— Jeff Kincaid (@jkincaid351) December 7, 2016
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