Rail breaks disrupt commuters on heels of fare-hike news

BOSTON – A commuter rail train without any passengers derailed north of the Andover station Tuesday morning, a day after transit agency overseers advanced two options for hiking fares this year by roughly 6.7 percent or 9.7 percent. The Haverhill-bound train was moving to set up for morning service, said Mac Daniel, a spokesman for Keolis Commuter Services, the commuter rail operator. The derailment occurred about 4 a.m., according to Daniel, who said a conductor and an engineer were on board a

BOSTON – A commuter rail train without any passengers derailed north of the Andover station Tuesday morning, a day after transit agency overseers advanced two options for hiking fares this year by roughly 6.7 percent or 9.7 percent. The Haverhill-bound train was moving to set up for morning service, said Mac Daniel, a spokesman for Keolis Commuter Services, the commuter rail operator. The derailment occurred about 4 a.m., according to Daniel, who said a conductor and an engineer were on board a…