BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has lifted its 25-mph speed restriction on the Mattapan Trolley Line, leaving the Green Line as the only transit route still under a blanket speed restriction.
The agency announced the change Thursday on Twitter. The Mattapan Line is still subject to restrictions at specific locations
The MBTA briefly instituted a systemwide 25-mph speed limit on its rail transit lines on March 9, but the next day lifted that restriction on its Red, Orange, and Blue lines [see “MBTA lifts blanket speed restriction …,” Trains News Wire, March 10, 2023]. Still, speed restrictions remain in place for about a third of those three lines.
The slow orders stem from the agency’s inability to document recent track inspections and verify repair work. Interim MBTA General Manager Jeff Gonneville said earlier this week he could not project how long it would take to verify testing results and either validate that repairs had taken place or repair problem areas that had not been addressed [see “MBTA riders told to allow for an extra 40 minute of commute time,” News Wire, March 13, 2023].
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