Update, 9:02 a.m. - The MBTA says regular service on the Red Line's Ashmont branch has resumed and shuttle buses will be phased out.
#MBTA #RedLine Ashmont Branch Update: Repairs have been completed and regularly scheduled service has resumed. Bus Shuttles are being phased out. https://t.co/N2htN5K5Xd
— MBTA (@MBTA) May 21, 2019
#Update The Red Line is back in service. A welcome sight and sound to commuters. #FieldsCorner pic.twitter.com/FPGWFh8mJ8
— Joy Dumandan (@JoyDumandanTV) May 21, 2019
Original story
A derailed train in Ashmont is affecting the MBTA Red Line service between Ashmont and JFK/UMass Tuesday morning.
The MBTA tweeted at 5:47 a.m. that shuttle buses will replace service in both directions between Ashmont and JFK/UMass on the Red Line due to a "derailed train in the Ashmont yard."
#MBTA #RedLine Ashmont Branch Update: Shuttle buses are replacing service in both directions between Ashmont and JFK/UMass due to a derailed train in the Ashmont yard. Please expect delays while shuttles are dispatched. pic.twitter.com/zIDAsIoXnG
— MBTA (@MBTA) May 21, 2019
#Boston25 photojournalist @one_tall_photog drone video from this mornings #RedLine derailment. #MBTA #Ashmont #25Drone pic.twitter.com/86wv5FpfTA
— Boston 25 Photographers (@Boston25Photogs) May 21, 2019
The MBTA says riders should expect delays while shuttle buses are put into service.
#CommuterAlert Just when it appeared the morning rush has eased...there'll be a wave of commuters who need to get to Boston. MBTA buses from Ashmont station continue to remain packed and cannot pick up the the dozens of Fields Corner commuters. Live update at 9a @boston25 pic.twitter.com/Cs009bjBQp
— Joy Dumandan (@JoyDumandanTV) May 21, 2019
Crews can be seen working near the derailed train; the MBTA said in a tweet that they are working to re-rail the train.
#MBTA #RedLine Ashmont Branch Update: Shuttle buses are replacing service in both directions between Ashmont and JFK/UMass due to a derailed train in the Ashmont yard. Crews are in the yard working on re-railing the train at this time. pic.twitter.com/qfcv4RqYoq
— MBTA (@MBTA) May 21, 2019
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MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said one car on a six-car train derailed in the yard. The train was not in service at the time and was not carrying any passengers when it derailed while it was being moved, he said, and the cause is under investigation.
The train car was re-railed before 8 a.m., according to an update tweeted by MassDOT spokesperson Jacquelyn Goddard. Shuttle bus service will continue as crews make additional repairs to the track and third rail, she said.
Update #RedLine train has been re-railed and the @MBTA track and power departments are currently making repairs to the track and third rail;shuttle buses continue to operate between Ashmont and JFK
— Jacquelyn Goddard (@JacqueGoddard) May 21, 2019
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