Federal regulators wrote to T officials on Tuesday mandating "immediate action" to address several glaring issues its inspectors identified in the policies and practices designed to prevent trains from getting too close to or striking individuals out in the field.
Federal regulators ordered the MBTA to overhaul its strategy for keeping crews safe when they are on or near subway tracks following five "near misses" between.
The shutdown of the Orange Line, combined with cutbacks in Boston-area bus routes, coincides with the new year of Boston Public Schools as well as the move-in of tens of thousands of college and university students.
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