Traffic & Transit
Commuter Rail Train Derailment Slows Ride From North Shore Wednesday
The MBTA said there was a "low-speed upright derailment" near Beverly on Wednesday afternoon.
BEVERLY, MA — It was a long trip back to the North Shore for some counting on the commuter rail on Wednesday after what the MBTA described as a "low-speed upright derailment" near Beverly.
Buses were used up to North Beverly and Montserrat for train connection to Newburyport and Rockport for those on the affected train.
The 4:10 train from Newburyport and 4:40 train from Rockport were canceled. The MBTA then canceled the 5:07 p.m. train from Newburyport and the 5:37 p.m. Rockport train.
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As of 6 p.m., inbound trains from Newburyport (6:57 p.m.) and Rockport (7:46 p.m.) were on as scheduled.
The MBTA reported no injuries in the derailment.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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