MBTA completes Green Line C branch infrastructure work

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed the Green Line C branch infrastructure work. It covered safety-system installation, accessibility upgrades and track-related work. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The completed work included further installation of the Green Line Train Protection System, or GLTPS. Also, Progressive Railroading reported accessibility improvements at several street-level stops on the branch. For example, existing platforms were removed. Wider, level and accessible platforms were built.

Green Line Train Protection System work

Crews completed trackwork at Ayr Road near Cleveland Circle. They also completed trackwork at a crossover close to Coolidge Corner. In addition, other required tasks were carried out. They prepared for longer Type 10 Green Line vehicles. The vehicles are part of a new fleet.

Meanwhile, the C branch work took place during a spring outage. It was the second of three major Green Line service outages. Also, those outages support GLTPS installation at street-level stops.

According to TAM America, GLTPS is designed to combine vehicle-based and wayside equipment. In addition, the system is intended to help avoid train-on-train collisions and provide speed enforcement.

“We made a commitment to the public to implement an additional layer of safety with the new Green Line Train Protection System, work that had been delayed for far too long prior to this administration,” said Interim MBTA Secretary and General Manager Phillip Eng in a press release.

Next Green Line branch work

Separately, work on the B branch was completed in April. After the latest C branch outage, the agency plans to begin the necessary work next. The work will be on the E branch later in May.

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