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MBTA fare pass increases limited to once every two years, Pollack says

While Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack sees a distinction between MBTA fares and the monthly passes purchased by regular users, she has no plans to raise pass costs more frequently than fares are allowed to increase. A 2013 state law limits fare increases on the T to no more than once

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Commuter rail engine sent back to GE for repairs

BOSTON – At least one new commuter-rail locomotive will be returned to the engine manufacturer "because of significant issues," Frank DePaola, the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, told T overseers Monday. Overall, DePaola said the new train engines are outperforming the older locomotives in the system.

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Boston lays out transportation goals for 2030

BOSTON – Boston took a step closer to creating a new transportation plan this week, sketching out a proposed shape of its mass-transit systems for the year 2030 under a draft of the blueprint released Friday. It includes a kind of wishlist based on inputs from city residents and those who