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Free bump on the Fairmount

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Free bump on the Fairmount

Ridership rises during free period, falls back afterward

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Even two weeks of free rides on the Fairmount Line didn’t boost traffic that much, but they did expose more people to the least-used line on the MBTA’s commuter rail system. The Fairmount Line, which connects South Station and Readville via Dorchester, Hyde Park, and Mattapan, has by far the worst ridership of any of(...)

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The Download/ Politics

Penn Station debate offers lessons for Boston

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New York City is having its own North-South Rail Link debate, just on a much bigger scale. State and federal agencies in New York are pushing for a $20 billion Gateway Tunnel project that would add more tunnels under the Hudson River and new tracks at Penn Station. But a Manhattan think tank called ReThink(...)

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South Station commuter rail accident unreported

Tracking Transportation/ Transportation

South Station commuter rail accident unreported

Train hit safety stop but incident compared to fatal NJ crash

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A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED incident in which a commuter rail train that struck a bumper at South Station was similar to an accident in Hoboken, NJ, earlier in the fall that killed one person and injured 100 more, said the MBTA’s top safety official. Ronald Nickle, the T’s chief safety officer, said had the train been(...)

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