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. "They are much more reliable than the legacy fleet," DePaola told the agency's Fiscal and Management Control Board. He said the new engines travel on average mor

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. "They are much more reliable than the legacy fleet," DePaola told the agency's Fiscal and Management Control Board. He said the new engines travel on average mor…