As passengers stand on bridge, train keeps smoking. Photo by Jay Bernard.
Update: MBTA says metal strip came loose from train and then into contact with the third rail.
The first car of an older inbound Orange Line train suffered an explosion, then burst into flames on the bridge over the Mystic River just before Assembly this morning, sending panicked riders onto the bridge while the third rail was still live. One rider jumped into the river; came out OK. Read more.
Transit Police report they are looking for a man who pulled a gun on somebody at the Assembly Orange Line stop around 7:25 tonight.
If he looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-222-1050 or send an anonymous text to 873873.
There was a small fire on the Orange Line near Assembly, small enough a train driver was able to put it out with an extinguisher, but large enough to cause delays, the T reports.
Andrealynn reports this broken faregate at Assembly has been stuck in open for weeks now.
This Thursday, March 31, the Board of Aldermen will be holding a public hearing about the sale of municipal bonds ("DIF Bonds") to support development at Assembly Square, in anticipation of a final vote on Thursday, April 14. This meeting will be held at 6pm in the Aldermanic Chambers of City Hall.
Read all associated documents and see that evening's agenda.
The following information is part of an email floating around encouraging residents to attend the meeting and voice their concern. (The opinions and views expressed in this email belong solely to the author and do not reflect the views of Ward 5 Online or Courtney O'Keefe.)
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