EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 4 MIN
Weighed down by its past, the MBTA looks to the future
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MBTA General Manager Phil Eng hopes to bring the MBTA into what's called a "state of good repair," where trains run fast, stations are clean and well-lit, and signals operate like clockwork. In the meantime, though, he — and T riders — must contend with a decades-long maintenance problems that continue to snarl commutes.
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