Category: General

Trolley Operators Appreciation Day

Newton Highlands T Station

On Friday, June 7, the MBTA and the Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will sponsor the first MBTA Trolley Operators Appreciation Day. The event will be held at the Newton Highlands T station on Walnut Street at Lincoln on both the inbound and outbound platforms of the station from 8-10:30 a.m., and again from 3-5 …

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We will never forget this day.

On behalf of the Executive Board and all the members of the Boston Carmen’s Union, ATU Local 589, our collective hearts go out to the victims of yesterday’s senseless tragedy. We would also like to express our gratitude to all of Boston’s first responders – Boston Police, Boston Fire Department, and Boston EMS – for their heroic and …

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T czar to introduce glass partitions to protect bus drivers

Boston Herald | Thursday, April 11, 2013 | By Richard Weir The T’s planned pilot program to install partitions in bus cabs to protect drivers from being assaulted by raging riders is getting mixed review from one veteran bus driver who told the Herald today he feels the glass cages could help some operators feel …

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