Crime & Safety
Fire Cancels Some North Shore Train Service, Delays Others Monday Evening
Some North Shore trains were cancelled or delayed on Monday afternoon because of a fire at a MBTA maintenance facility in Somerville.
A fire at a commuter rail maintenance facility in Somerville has cancelled and delayed some North Shore commuter rail trains on Monday evening, including trains headed to and from Hamilton-Wenham station.
Outbound train 177, which is scheduled to leave North Station at 4:20 p.m., was delayed over 20 minutes. The train is normally scheduled to get to Hamilton-Wenham station at 5:06 p.m.
Earlier, the MBTA said that train 67, which typically leaves North Station in Boston headed for Beverly at 4:45 p.m., was cancelled. Similarly, train 68, which typically leaves Beverly Depot headed for North Station at 5:40 p.m., was also cancelled. The T said both cancellations were because of a fire at the Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility in Somerville, also known as the Boston Engine Terminal.
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Trains on the Haverhill and Lowell lines out of North Station were also cancelled on Monday afternoon.
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