Alert for Boston-area Commuters

The Red Line is going to be CRAZY this AM, and possibly into the evening rush -- thanks to farwing for the alert.

Here's the text from the Boston Globe story:

T explosion will delay service on Red Line
By Amanda B. Pinto and David Abel, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff | February 3, 2005

Commuters using the Red Line this morning should expect packed trains and hefty delays, after an explosion at an MBTA power substation in South Boston last night cut power to the transit line and led crews to axe power to thousands of area residents, officials said.

The electrical explosion, which rocked the substation between Old Colony Avenue and the JFK-UMass T station, occurred after gas leaked into a manhole on Old Colony Avenue and traveled through pipes to the substation, said Joe Pesaturo, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

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I think I'm going to take the bus to Lechmere and walk along the Charles over to the Back Bay. It's picturesque and going to be a deal less crazy....

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