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Downed cable that caused Blue Line evacuation was more than 50 years old, official says

The 50- to 60-year-old steel cable probably “weakened until the point where it came down” after decades in a damp, subterranean tunnel, said Phillip Eng, the MBTA general manager.

WBUR · 7h

MBTA evaluating system for faulty cables after Blue Line evacuation

MBTA general manager Phil Eng says an aging cable in a tunnel prompted a Blue Line train to be evacuated on Tuesday.

CBS Boston on MSN · 11h

50-year-old downed cable caused mass evacuation of Blue Line train in Boston tunnel, MBTA says

More than 450 MBTA passengers were evacuated from a Blue Line train in the tunnel under the Boston Harbor due to a signal issue Tuesday afternoon.

6hon MSN

MBTA's Eng blames old cable, deferred maintenance for issue that left Blue Line train stuck in tunnel

An old and neglected piece of equipment caused the issue that led to a Blue Line train being stopped in a tunnel, MBTA ...

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T will replace major sections of decades-old cable that prompted Blue Line evacuation

MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said the agency will replace significant portions of a cable that came down inside a Blue Line tunnel under Boston Harbor Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 450 ...

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