Red Line Service Restored 10 Hours After Train Derailment

BOSTON — Red Line service has resumed just in time for the evening commute, some 10 hours after the MBTA's second derailment in four days left commuters flabbergasted once again. Tuesday morning's derailment came at JFK/UMass; the train car is still sitting there, and a crane will attempt to remove it after 7 p.m. Exit 15 on I-93 will be closed northbound and southbound at 7 for the crane's deployment.

"Obviously this caused significant disruption to the morning commute," said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak.

Indeed it did. Commuters were left to take shuttle buses through the crowded, rainy streets of Dorchester, squeeze into already-packed commuter rail trains or pay through the nose on rideshare apps. Some people reported rideshare app price quotes of more than $100 to get from Boston to, well, another part of Boston due to a wild spike in surge pricing.

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MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said in an email the cause of the derailment is being investigated. One of the cars on the six-car train sustained "significant damage," Pesaturo said.

One person suffered a minor injury to their hand, but refused to be taken to the hospital, according to the Boston Fire Department. Poftak said another person left, but came back complaining of neck and back injuries and was transported to the hospital. Some 60 other passengers were able to safely get off the train.

The MBTA reported a "disabled train" at JFK around 6:30 a.m. About an hour later, it was suggesting riders use shuttle buses or the commuter rail because of "severe delays due to a derailed train."

The Red Line derailments comes just two days after 11 people were injured when a Green Line train derailed in a tunnel near Kenmore Square. MBTA officials later said they suspected driver error, and suspended the operator of that train.

MBTA fare hikes go into effect July 1.

-Patch Reporter Jenna Fisher contributed to this story.

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