T wants to pick up speed on the red and Orange lines

With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines
Transit officials say the Red Line will be raised to 50 mph, as the Orange Line will move at 55. The post With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines appeared first on Boston.
MBTA wants to speed up trains on Red and Orange lines
The MBTA hopes to bring the two lines up to their designed speeds "within days." WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
Red and Orange lines could soon hit 50 mph, MBTA officials say
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals.
MBTA hopes to speed up Red and Orange line trains "within days"
The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could happen "within days."
MBTA officials look to speed up red, orange lines
MBTA officials say they want the red and orange line trains to go faster.MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng says parts of both<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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