Free Silver Line service from Logan to South Station could start in June
WBZ reports Massport is expected to make a final decision on April 26 on a three-month pilot project.
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Alleged spitting puncher arrested on Silver Line bus
4/25/12 - 10:00 pmMBTA Transit Police report arresting a homeless man on charges he punched and spit in the face of a Silver Line driver who asked him to pay his fare.Sean Stuart, 43, was arrested...
View ArticleMBTA starts useful service and the Herald won't stand for that
Seems that when a big convention is in town, the MBTA runs special Silver Line service to the airport straight from the convention center, rather than making people carry their bags on that long walk...
View ArticleGet a free ride from the airport to South Station starting tomorrow
Massport and the MBTA are teaming up on a three-month pilot project to provide free Silver Line rides from Logan to South Station.
View ArticleSilver Line bus driver attacked by two men, one armed with a knife
9/20/12 - 9:10 pmStanley Staco reports it happened around 9:10 p.m. at Washington and East Newton streets.UPDATE, Friday morning: The MBTA reports the driver was spit on, not pummeled, that one man was...
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Citizen complaint of the day: Silver Line riders aren't trash
Going my way?A concerned citizen complains about the way the city placed new trash receptacles at the Silver Line stop on Atlantic Avenue:This Big Belly is right in front of the loading zone for SL4 at...
View ArticleRule of Boston transit: Build five, keep four
David notices Boston transportation services tend to be built in fives and then the powers that be eliminate one of them: There used to be five Green Line branches, five Silver Line routes and five...
View ArticleToo bad they don't make Klepto Bismol: Woman arrested for stealing Silver...
MBTA Transit Police report arresting a woman they say stole a Silver Line inspector's bag, threw it into Fort Point Channel and then announced to officers that she couldn't help herself because she's a...
View ArticleWhadaya know: Free Silver Line service from the airport is working
CommonWealth reports not only is volume up on the Silver Line into the city - for which Massport says it will eventually pay so riders don't have to - but it's up on the Silver Line to the airport, for...
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Somebody on the Silver Line gets Twitter
Brendan Kearney notes the impressive social media integration on the Silver Line this morning.
View ArticleIf Angry Red Line Chick needs a new boyfriend, there's this driver on the...
The Metro posts a video of an Angry Silver Line Driver.Earlier:Angry Red Line Chick.
View ArticleT to discipline Silver Line driver for cursing out motorist who ran red light...
The Metro reports on the incident, which happened at the scene of two collisions in the past three months caused by motorists running the lights.
View ArticlePublic-vehicle trifecta: Guy tries stealing Silver Line bus - or did he?
Updated.Unfortunately for him, he wasn't able to figure out how to start the vehicle, parked at Silver Line Way in South Boston around 10 p.m. Or at least, that's how police were describing it on their...
View ArticleMan learns he wasn't driving a bus in South Boston this morning
Photo by MBTA.UPDATE: Transit Police now say the man they arrested was actually William Tilton's brother, James and that James is now in a heap of trouble both for the OUI arrest and for identifying...
View ArticlePolice say guy who drunkenly drove into a Silver Line tunnel wasn't who he...
The man arrested in a Silver Line tunnel in South Boston early Friday morning after allegedly driving into it drunk gave police his brother's name and personal information - which they then used to...
View ArticleOrange, Green, Red, Silver lines don't wait for the snow to fail
A dead train at Sullivan Square around 8:20 a.m. quickly cascaded into commuting hell for Orange Line riders heading into the city from the north. At Malden, riders were told to abandon all hopeget on...
View ArticleNo, these Silver Line buses aren't drag racing
Although that would be something to see. Ben Rey captured the scene at World Trade Center around 5:10 p.m., when an inbound bus kicked the bucket and another inbound bus was forced to squeeze around it...
View ArticleState hires company to build dedicated busway for Silver Line in Chelsea
The state Department of Transportation today approved a $33-million contract with McCourt Construction Co. to start extending the Silver Line from the Airport T stop to Chelsea. Much of the route will...
View ArticleThe T doesn't fare well in the rain
Packing them in at a Silver Line stop. Photo by Martin Zero.Problems on the Red and Green lines mean crankytime for evening T commuters. Christie F. gives us a taste:35 minutes ago my train pulled out...
View ArticleLimited subway service again tomorrow; buses will run regular weekday schedule
UPDATE: MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott said this afternoon the authority will seek federal disaster aid and that it could be 30 days - yes, 30 - before the T is fully operational again, but only if...
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