BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has removed one of its new Orange Line trains from service after a passenger was momentarily able to open a car door while the train was in motion, the Boston Globe reports.
It’s the latest incident involving the new rapid-transit cars built by Chinese manufacturer CRRC at the plant of an affiliate in Springfield, Mass.
Witnesses said the passenger tried to reopen the doors as the train left the State Street station, but within seconds, the train’s emergency brakes activated and the doors closed, the Globe reports. An MBTA spokesman said the doors “operated as intended,” but the train was removed from service “out of an abundance of caution while a full investigation takes place.”
The agency did not say when the incident took place, but the Globe reports a video of the incident was posted on Sunday.
Delivery of the equipment for the MBTA’s Orange and Red lines is years behind schedule, with new Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey assembling a team of experts for an independent review of the manufacturing process and the state’s contract with CRRC [see “Massachusetts governor calls for independent review …,” Trains News Wire, Feb. 3, 2023]. The equipment that has been delivered has been pulled from service a number of times for issues ranging from wheelset issues to a battery explosion [see “MBTA sidelines some Orange Line equipment …,” News Wire, Dec. 31, 2022].
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