MBTA Orange Line cleared to reach new top speed of 55 mph

MBTA increases top speed on Orange Line to 55 mph

A detail from the MBTA rapid transit system map shows the portion of the Orange Line (Oak Grove-Assembly) no operating at 55 mph. MBTA BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced Monday (Aug. 25) that portions of the rapid transit Orange Line are now operating at 55 mph as of Sunday, Aug. 24. The increase — from a prior speed limit of 40 mph — is on a four-station section at the north end of the Orange Line, between Oak Gro…

‘We’ve only just begun’: Orange Line transitions from 40 mph to 55 mph as its top speed

Orange Line trains between Oak Grove and Assembly Station can now reach 55 mph, up from the 40 mph cap, the T said.

Orange Line now running faster, with trains hitting record 55 mph, T says - The Boston Globe

The Orange Line hit the record mark between Oak Grove and Assembly stations.

MBTA Orange Line cleared to reach new top speed of 55 mph

MBTA riders may notice trains are moving at a new top speed along part of the Orange Line.

MBTA: the Orange Line is running at 55 mph for the first time

For the first time in the reckoning of the state’s transit agency, the Orange Line is now zipping along the track at a record-breaking 55 mph.

The Orange Line just got faster, with trains hitting record 55 mph, MBTA says

The MBTA announced that a section of the Orange Line north of Boston can now have trains reach 55 miles per hour, a speed that has never been documented on the subway line.