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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Commuters enter the MBTA Boylston Greenline station on Feb. 21, 2025. (Madalyn Jimiera/ Beacon Staff)

Back on Track? MBTA riders reflect on the Track Improvement Program

By Madalyn Jimiera, Dept. Campus Editor / February 26, 2025

The Boylston Green Line station, known for its iconic screech as trains pass through, fell silent on Feb. 22 and 23 for routine maintenance work. The silent...

A MBTA worker inspects a redline subway car in the Park Street Station on March 21, 2023. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

Red Line riders left frustrated and lost after final shutdowns to improve tracks

By Madalyn Jimiera, Dept. Campus Editor / December 4, 2024

The MBTA’s Red Line is now free of slow zones for the first time in at least 20 years after the final shutdown of areas from Nov. 17 through Nov. 23,...

The Orange Line will be closed until Sept. 18 for safety repairs.

Orange Line faces month-long shutdown

By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor / August 20, 2022

Emerson’s Campus Life Office shared alternative travel resources and on-campus spaces available to off-campus students in light of city-wide MBTA shutdowns...