PTC Weekly Activities
Updated on June 29, 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 trains Sunday and Wednesday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Fitchburg | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day operations. Overnight test trains Monday and Thursday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Framingham/Worcester | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day and night operations. Weekday and weekend shuttles run from Boston to Framingham. Weekend shuttles run through July 2020. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Franklin | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day operations. Overnight test trains Wednesday and Thursday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Greenbush | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test train Tuesday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Haverhill | Ongoing PTC Activities | Night operations. Overnight test trains Wednesday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Kingston/Plymouth | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test trains Tuesday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Lowell | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day operations. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Middleborough/Lakeville | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test trains Monday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Needham | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day operations. Overnight test trains Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Newburyport/Rockport | Ongoing PTC Activities | Day and night operations. Overnight test trains Sunday on Rockport Line and Tuesday on Newburyport Line. |
| Commuter Rail Line | Providence/Stoughton | Ongoing PTC Activities | Overnight test trains Sunday on Stoughton branch. |
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