Traffic & Transit
Riders Flee Stuck Worcester-Bound Commuter Train By Hopping Fence
Residents of a neighborhood near the tracks offered a ladder to the commuter rail riders trying to get off the train.
WORCESTER, MA — It wasn't as dramatic as jumping off a Charles River bridge to flee a burning Orange Line train, but some riders on a Worcester-bound MBTA commuter rail train fled Monday evening by opening a door and hopping a fence.
A 5:35 p.m. train bound for Worcester experienced an electrical problem shortly after the leaving the station and got stuck, according to reports. After about an hour stuck in a hot train near the Boston Landing station, some riders decided to pry open the doors and get off.
Rider Leo Ruiz shared a video on Twitter of riders using a ladder — supplied by people living near the tracks — to hop a fence to get off the train.
Some passengers on @MBTA_CR train forced open doors to get out & climbed the fence with a little help from neighbors. The Framingham Line train has been stopped for more than an hour with no power. pic.twitter.com/Vp7uSsZR4i
— Leo Ruiz (@ProducerLeo) August 1, 2022
At around 7 p.m., the stuck train was taken out of service, and the remaining passengers went back to the Boston Landing station to take another Worcester-bound train.
