Traffic & Transit
Tree On Wire Prompts MBTA Green Line Evacuation, Delays
Watch for some serious delays on the Green Line, and shuttle buses.
BROOKLINE, MA — The rain did a bit of damage to the MBTA Wednesday evening. A tree branch fell across a wire above the Green D-Line near Longwood, prompting an evacuation of the train and serious delays, according to folks on the train.
MBTA D train being evacuated between Fenway and Longwood after a branch fell on a wire. Whole lined backed up. pic.twitter.com/ZlAl4AtZlP
— Art Cohen (@artcohenboston) August 21, 2019
Routes 8, 19, 60, and 65 detoured around Brookline Ave. Connect at Kenmore, Brookline Ave @ Pilgrim Rd, or Brookline Ave @ The Fenway #mbta
— MBTA Alerts! (@mbta_alerts) August 21, 2019
No one knows what is going on... A tree causes all this mess. #GreenLine #mbta pic.twitter.com/j8KKwkzm5V
— Trevor Mack (@tmack8001) August 21, 2019
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