PTC Weekly Activities
Updated on June 1, 2020
All Positive Train Control activities along the Commuter Rail lines listed below are within the MBTA right-of-way. This schedule is a projection for planned PTC activities in the weeks ahead and is subject to change.
| Commuter Rail Line | Ongoing PTC Activities | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commuter Rail Line | Fairmount | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test train Sunday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Fitchburg | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day operations. Overnight test train Monday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Framingham/Worcester | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day and night operations. Weekend shuttles run through July 2020. Overnight test trains from Boston to Framingham, Sunday – Thursday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Franklin | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day and night operations. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Greenbush | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test train Wednesday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Haverhill | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day and night operations. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Kingston/Plymouth | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test trains Thursday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Lowell | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day operations. Overnight test trains Wednesday – Thursday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Middleborough/Lakeville | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test trains Monday – Tuesday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Needham | Ongoing PTC Activities | None. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Newburyport/Rockport | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day and night operations. Overnight test train Sunday on Newburyport Line and Tuesday on Rockport Line. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Providence/Stoughton | Ongoing PTC Activities | None. |
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