Runaway Red Line train’s safe stop brings Baker’s praise

BOSTON — Halting a runaway Red Line subway train with 50 passengers aboard with no injuries drew praise for the two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workers who performed the feat from the T's control center last Thursday, stopping the driverless train in north Quincy by shutting off the power to the third rail. "You two performed in exemplary fashion, made a whole series of strategic decisions, executed them perfectly and turned what could have been a far more dangerous circumstance

BOSTON — Halting a runaway Red Line subway train with 50 passengers aboard with no injuries drew praise for the two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workers who performed the feat from the T's control center last Thursday, stopping the driverless train in north Quincy by shutting off the power to the third rail. "You two performed in exemplary fashion, made a whole series of strategic decisions, executed them perfectly and turned what could have been a far more dangerous circumstance…