Published 2008-05-30 04:11
Tragic T crash adds to run of accidents
Collision is latest in a series of mishaps for Green Line
BOSTON. Wednesday’s violent Green Line collision that claimed the life of a train operator was the latest in a series of accidents for the trolley.
Two weeks prior, a B branch train derailed at Commonwealth and Chestnut Hill avenues, struck overhead wires and caught fire. No injuries were reported there but about 30 passengers were evacuated and the train suffered “significant damage,” according to T officials.
In February, another B train struck a truck, injuring one passenger, and nine were hurt in December when two trains collided at the Boylston Street station.
And in September, a flatbed truck and a trolley collided along the C branch at Beacon Street in Brookline. Three passengers suffered minor injuries.
While the investigation into the latest accident could take up to 18 months, a D branch rider wonders if that, and others, were simply a matter of going too fast.
“Oh yeah,” said Jude Mondesir when asked if she is concerned for her safety aboard the Green Line. “Some of the time it goes slow but some drivers go way too fast. When I reach Riverside, I’m like, ‘I can’t believe I made it this fast.’”
