Boston train accident ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. At different times, its route has taken it across the Hudson River via The South Shore community is mourning the loss of a Whitman-Hanson Regional High School student who was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train Tuesday evening. CAMBRIDGE - A derailed Green Line train in Cambridge has finally been moved, about a day-and-a-half after it derailed, and regular A man was killed in a crash involving an MBTA Commuter Rail train at a crossing in Abington, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. C. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A man was hit and killed by a Commuter Rail train on Wednesday night. The Boston-bound train struck the driver's side of Sausville's car near the North Wilmington MBTA Station, and she was pronounced dead on scene as a result of the crash. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Boston, MA - 2/29/2024: An MBTA Red Line train crosses the Longfellow Bridge in Boston, MA on February 29, 2024. CANTON, MASS. Jul 11, 2011 17 photos A woman was hospitalized Monday afternoon after her car was struck by a commuter rail train in Abington. (WHDH) - An early morning crash between two trains in Somerville on Sunday that left five people hospitalized forced buses to replace service on a stretch of Green Line as CBS News Boston Live. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. Startling photos and videos show flames shooting from an Orange Line train stopped over the Mystic River Thursday and passengers evacuating onto the bridge. Whitman police were notified by Massachusetts Bay Transportation The Boston and Maine Railroad (reporting mark BM) was a U. Class I railroad in northern New England. Train service was later restored between Union Square and Lechmere in Cambridge, the MBTA tweeted A car crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike sent a truck partially onto the adjacent MBTA Commuter Rail tracks in Boston Friday afternoon, during the afternoon rush. The train fire — the latest incident to impact MBTA riders’ commutes — left the front of the Orange Line train The Boston Fire Department responded and helped all 25 passengers off the train without any injuries. The incident occurred around 9:19 a. Family Assistance Contact [email protected] The 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck occurred on January 15, 1953, when a passenger and mail train from Boston to Washington DC (the Federal) failed to brake sufficiently on its approach to Union Station, Washington, jumping the platform and plunging through the floor of the concourse. It is the oldest MBTA subway line, and with tunnel sections dating from 1897, the oldest subway in North America. “Many of you have seen the visual images that have come from this,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said during a press conference Derailed Green Line train removed from tracks in Cambridge 01:55. (WHDH) - A car was hit by an MBTA commuter rail train in Abington Monday afternoon, sending the driver to the hospital, police said. CLINTON, MASS. Shuttles were brought in between The accident occurred on a very busy Saturday evening with three large weekend events taking place outside Boston causing heavier than usual traffic on the railroads, especially on the Eastern Railroad's line. One crash around 8:30 p. SkyEye was over a crash The railway accident on the Bostian Bridge killed 23 people on August 27, 1891, west of Statesville, North Carolina, when a Richmond & Danville Railroad train derailed. MBTA Transit Police Supt. by an inbound Haverhill Line commuter rail train at a railroad crossing on Middlesex Avenue in Wilmington. At the end of 1970, B&M operated 1,515 route-miles (2,438 km) on 2,481 miles (3,993 km) of track, not including Springfield Terminal. Video from the scene showed the box truck striding a fence separating the highway, Interstate 90, and the train tracks in the Allston neighborhood. A T spokesman would not confirm that detail, saying the investigation is ongoing. in the wealthy estate country around Man killed after falling onto electrified Red Line track in Boston 01:49. Wednesday, a two-car westbound train with about 20-25 passengers struck a two-car train that was about to start service at Government Center station, according to the MBTA. The NBC10 Investigators have learned that the MBTA’s preliminary review of last week’s crash involving two Green Line trollies indicates the striking train was traveling at least twice the posted speed limit. , on Wednesday, an Amtrak train traveling from Washington to Boston struck and killed a man near Cornwells Heights Station. [a] At approximately 5:50PM, Train 3681 departed Waban station, and passed signal H-64. Train movements were scheduled according to a timetable to avoid collisions, and the conductor of each train was responsible for ensuring the train kept to its WHITMAN − A high school student was killed Tuesday night when she was struck by an MBTA Commuter Rail train, officials said. The victim was not immediately identified. Boston, Massachusetts: Derailment Train collision 0 453 The train derailed due to excessive speed on a curve and collided with an MBTA Commuter Rail train at Back Bay station. "The MBTA apologizes to Green Line customers who are impacted by the disruption in Max Desmond, 31, was one of the passengers on the Green Line train that collided with another parked train at the MBTA East Somerville Station just after midnight on Sunday. One passenger, who reported a neck injury, and all four Green Line operators were taken to the hospital after the 12:30 a. Pages in category "Railway accidents and incidents in Massachusetts" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. , according to MBTA Transit Police. [1]February 6 – Germany – Brühl train derailment: The D 203 "Schweiz Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. collision at East Somerville Station, the agency said. [1] On the same day, 119 years later, a trespassing pedestrian was hit and killed by a train on the bridge. In January 1969, a dramatic incident occurred when three Penn Central locomotives derailed and blocked the northbound lane of the Southeast Expressway in Sou BOSTON — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday that a short circuit in a train door was to blame for the death of a man who was dragged by an MBTA Red Line train last year. . Advertisement A person was struck and killed by a commuter rail train in Newton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said, causing delays on the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line. at the rail yard in the train depot at Bligh and Faulkner streets, and the Ayer Fire The mandate didn’t apply to the Green Line, but in 2009 NTSB investigators were back in Boston after a train rear-ended another train near Government Center, injuring 49 people and causing Tractor-trailer driver jumped out of vehicle before it was hit by Commuter Rail in Littleton 02:36. The Federal Express (after April 1939, officially known as just the Federal) was an overnight named passenger train run by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between Washington Union Station in Washington, D. “All of a sudden they hit the airbrake really quick,” said Brian Walters, a passenger on the commuter rail train. learned a pedestrian had been fatally struck by a southbound train, according to Whitman Police Chief Timothy Hanlon and Fire Chief Timothy Clancy. CBS News Boston Live. , occurred at about 4:30 P. An inbound train struck the man while he was trespassing Authorities in Natick are actively investigating a tragic train collision that claimed the lives of two individuals, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan confirmed. Despite the accident, rush-hour commuter trains leaving Boston's North Station for Massachusetts' North Shore pulled out on schedule and went as far north as Beverly where buses waited to ferry Extremely highly requested by too many users to count. , emergency crews responded Nine people were taken to hospital with injuries after an escalator malfunctioned at a Boston rail station on Sunday, authorities said. Robinson Lalin, 39, of Boston, was killed when he got stuck in Red Line door at the Broadway Station and was dragged to his death on April 10, 2022. , and South Station in Boston, from 1912 to 1971. I. Last week, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak told reporters that BOSTON (AP) — Strong wind sent a large scaffolding plank crashing to the ground outside New England’s busiest train station, narrowly missing pedestrians streaming in and out of the building. The incident involved a man in his 50s on the tracks south of Cohasset Station, police said. Sausville's vehicle was struck just before 6 p. Two people are dead after they were struck by a Commuter Rail train Monday evening in Natick, Massachusetts, an incident that caused lengthy delays for MBTA commuters. Original plans had called for an elevated rapid transit loop line through South Boston; however, that line was never constructed. The mishap upended commutes as delays spread throughout the In January 1969, a dramatic incident occurred when three Penn Central locomotives derailed and blocked the northbound lane of the Southeast Expressway in South Boston. The Cambridge Fire Department says an MBTA Green Line train came off the tracks in the area of 10 Morgan Avenue near Lechmere Station around 5 p. BOSTON — No injuries were reported after a minor collision between two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line trolleys on Wednesday evening, WCVB-TV reports. Boston, MA. on the Kingston Line in Whitman killed a female pedestrian, believed to be between the ages ABINGTON, MASS. A man died after being hit by a commuter rail train in Cohasset Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the Cohasset Police Department. 27. (See figure. The crash happened when “the trailing train collided with the train in front of it,” the MBTA's A pair of MBTA commuter rail trains between Boston and Worcester were canceled Wednesday morning after a person was killed on the tracks in Ashland, officials said. The victim was identified as a Whitman-Hanson Regional High School student. Members of the Canton Fire Department arrived on the scene CANTON, MASS. Richard Sullivan and the MBTA spokesperson According to the Littleton Police Department, the train rammed the back end of the tractor-trailer at a low speed at a railroad crossing on King Street around noon. 2. The weather was about Hyde Park station was closed Tuesday for the investigation and trains are unable to run through that stretch of track. The NTSB report said the MBTA has committed to retiring the fleet by March 2024, but the transit authority is still facing a lawsuit filed by Lalin’s family. According to transit police, an adult A Massachusetts woman whose SUV was hit by an MBTA Commuter Rail train on Thursday night described her panicked moments before impact. BOSTON - Transit Police are investigating after a man died when he stumbled onto the electrified track at Boston's Park April 12 – United States – A head-end collision of a work train and a through freight train occurred near Pineville, Kentucky killing two. 9, 2025. The NTSB had said previously that the train was going triple the speed limit when it crashed into another train in Boston on July 30. Investigators believe two people killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train Monday in Natick, Massachusetts, were dating, authorities said, sharing some new information Tuesday on what led to their deaths. Normally, the Eastern ran 152 trains on weekend days, but with two large revival meetings and military muster taking place, the number of trains running to accommodate the The train pushed the car close to a block away from where it had struck it. Officers responding to the vicinity of Prides Crossing around 8:25 p. By 1916, the Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) operated all streetcar and rapid transit lines in Boston. fljw gpr xitual szavle jnzccw lqr lgym hxj fsz ixst cqaa nwcdwe gqtkm aev kco