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MBTA investigates train departing without operator
Source: Fox Boston
BOSTON -- The MBTA is investigating a train departing without an operator.
This is a developing story, stick with MyFoxBoston.com for the latest updates.
Full statement below:
This morning, MBTA officials reported a serious incident on the Red Line south of Boston. At approximately 6:08 AM, an inbound Red Line train departed Braintree Station, without an operator. The train made no station stops, proceeded north just past North Quincy Station, when MBTA Operations personnel de-powered the third rail, bringing the train to a complete stop. T personnel boarded the train, and operated it north to JFK/UMass, where passengers were asked to exit the train on to the platform, so it could be taken out of service and examined. No passengers were injured. MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola said, Passenger safety is the highest priority for the MBTA and this highly troubling incident is under investigation by Transit Police detectives.
The investigation includes a look into an initial report that a safety device within the trains cab may have been tampered with. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and the train operator.
Further updates will be provided when new information is available.
The investigation includes a look into an initial report that a safety device within the trains cab may have been tampered with. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and the train operator.
Further updates will be provided when new information is available.
Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30715096/mbta-investigates-train-departing-without-operator
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MBTA investigates train departing without operator (Original Post)
brooklynite
Dec 2015
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Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)1. Self-driving T test was successful.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)2. Yup, for most of the southern red line.
Yikes.
allan01
(1,950 posts)3. !!!!!!
csziggy
(34,136 posts)4. Low tech tampering according to one report
"A woman who was on the train told FOX25 that she went into the booth where the conductor sits and saw something tied around the control panel. The passenger said the train went through several stations without stopping and that the lights went out."
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30715096/mbta-investigates-train-departing-without-operator
valerief
(53,235 posts)5. The Google Transit! nt