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Emergency crews respond after flames spotted on tracks near Tufts Medical Center MBTA station (whdh.com)

submitted 2 years ago by SheeEttin@lemmy.world to c/boston@lemmy.world

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Electrical arc from the third rail caused a small fire on the track and delays between noon and 2 PM. No, the trains themselves didn't catch fire (this time).

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[–] roy_mustang76@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Oh God not again

[–] lurkandtwerk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's actually insane how often this seems to happen.

[–] davewritescode@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Years of neglect have a way of doing things like this