Green Line Service in Newton Restored Today

Just four days after flood waters completely washed out 60 feet of rail bed beneath Green Line tracks in Newton, the MBTA is ready to restore train service between Reservoir and Newton Highlands Stations.

Thanks to the remarkable efforts of crews working around the clock since Tuesday, Green Line service through Newton will resume at approximately 2:30 today, in time for the afternoon/evening commute home.

In just 3 ½ days, work crews:

Pumped all the water out of the swimming
pool-sized hole

Installed a 125 foot, 18 inch in diameter, concrete drainage pipe to prevent wash-outs in the future

Erected a retaining wall comprised of concrete blocks

Re-built the earthen rail bed beneath the tracks

Restored power to the overhead wires and tested the signal system and tracks

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Comments

[boston_buddy]

And thanks for all the updates. Posting detailed and timely information for the riding public -- what a concept! Good work all around.

[Green line D daily commuter]

Another note of thanks to the MBTA. This was stressful all around, but was handled appropriately and quickly and most of all safety was of top concern. Thank you to all involved for getting us back up and running within a weeks time.

[Spare Change Guy]

This emergency repair was very well executed; resources were effectively and efficiently used. Well done, MBTA and MassDOT. I hope to see standard projects move this well in the future while under the DOT. Again, well done.

[D line rider]

Congratulations to the T for managing this entire ordeal so effectively--not only fixing the track in record time, but making the inconvenience of busing less onerous by having so many staff on hand to help riders navigate the buses.

[Newton Green Line rider (JC)]

Thanks very much to the construction crew for completing this job quickly. Everyone's appreciation should also go out to the train operator identified the problem, stopped her train, and notified the MBTA. If it had not been for her attentiveness, we could have had a real tragedy on our hands.