Electrified trains could roll out on the MBTA’s Fairmount Line as soon as 2028 under a plan agency officials approved Thursday, representing a delayed but major step toward overhauling the commuter ...

The MBTA’s Fairmont Commuter Rail Line will be the first to provide 100% electric train service, the state announced this week, resulting in “faster, quieter, more reliable” public transportation. The ...

Trains powered by electricity rather than diesel fuel are not scheduled to begin rolling on the Fairmount Line for years, but public officials are so excited about the now-concrete plans for more ...

While battery electric trains aren’t expected to quietly speed into Morton Street station in Mattapan for another several years, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and other local officials gathered ...

TRAINS. MATT. WELL, JESSICA STATE OFFICIALS ARE CELEBRATING THIS $54 MILLION PLAN TO BRING THOSE BATTERY ELECTRIC TRAINS HERE TO THE FAIRMONT COMMUTER RAIL LINE. NOW, LAST MONTH, THE MBTA BOARD OF ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has approved a $54 million plan to bring battery-electric train service to the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line.The new trains are expected to result in more ...