T chief backs new commuter rail operator, sources say

If you are planning to head out and have not already heard, the MBTA will be offering free rides after 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve and extending their service until 2 am. The T's Silver Line, buses, trackless trolleys, express bus 

An MBTA commuter rail train struck a car at the High Street crossing about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. “No one was hurt, but apparently the driver, for whatever reason, got out of the car and it was left on the tracks,” said Kelly Smith, an MBTA spokesperson

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BOSTON (WHDH) — The MBTA experienced a number of weather-related delays Friday morning in response to the winter storm. Crews cleared the snow along the green line in Boston with shovels and snow blowers to remove more than a foot of snow.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said the man was a trespasser and was "removed" from the tracks Thursday at about 12:30 p.m. He said the T is still investigating how and why the man got on the tracks. Pesaturo said the man had no visible injuries but was