Middleboro has withdrawn its lawsuit against the state over the MBTA Communities Act after reaching an agreement. In exchange, the state will accept the expanded district and restore grant funding ...

The bus pulled up to the grade crossing on Braley Road as a train was approaching, activating the gate’s arm, according to MBTA Chief Safety Officer Tim Lesniak. Although the front of the bus ...

The MBTA commuter rail’s extension through Middleborough now links New Bedford with Boston for the first time since 1958. It’s a 90-minute ride that advocates say opens another transportation ...

Several Massachusetts towns have taken legal action against the state over the MBTA Communities Act, calling the multifamily housing law “an unfunded mandate” and questioning the law’s ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy.) Aboard an MBTA commuter rail train from Fall River on its first day of service, General Manager Phil Eng told ...

“We have been in direct contact with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) regarding lines of sight and timing of the warning bells and lights,” they said. “Additionally, we are ...

HYDE PARK, Mass. — Commuter rail and Amtrak service in and out of Boston on Monday was delayed due to a fire on an overhead wire. When crews arrived at the Hyde Park station, they found smoke coming ...

The MBTA's long-awaited South Coast commuter rail line finally began service Monday. It connects a large part of southeastern Massachusetts with South Station in Boston for the first time in 65 years.

Like all other Commuter Rail trips, the first train Monday morning on the MBTA’s new Fall River/New Bedford line set off with a jolt. But unlike the rest, it was followed by an unfamiliar sound ...

South Coast Rail, the MBTA's commuter rail connection from Boston to Fall River and New Bedford, is now open for business. The passenger rail extension was 34 years in the making and cost $1.1 ...