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BOSTON — Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to pay more money

Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/feeling-boxed-in-t-board-oks-train-contract-reset/">Read More</a>

BOSTON — Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to pay more money

Under the updated terms, the MBTA will pay as much as $148 million more to account for higher-than-expected costs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions, swelling the total contract value to more than $1 billion.

Six days after the incident that prompted major delays on the Blue, Green and Orange Lines, the MBTA said its power department determined that a joint in the roughly seven-mile long feeder cable was to blame.

Six days after the incident that prompted major delays on the Blue, Green and Orange Lines, the MBTA said its power department determined that a joint in the roughly seven-mile long feeder cable was to blame.

This is a first: President’s Day Weekend is looking kind of awesome. Here’s how to make the most of your long weekend.

The MBTA is offering free subway fare between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday in light of a power outage that disrupted the morning commute.

Between V-Day, the Lunar New Year, and an extra day off, Boston's event scene is stacked. Here's how to celebrate the long weekend.

The MBTA experienced power problems that stopped the Blue, Orange, and Green Lines during the Thursday morning commute, frustrating riders.