Wellington Yard Updates Reach Substantial Completion
Updated on August 11, 2023
What We've Accomplished
Our crews have been working for five years to completely upgrade Wellington Yard, which had not seen any major renovations since the 1970s. During this work, crews completed:
- Rebuilt and realigned 18,000 feet of track
- Full-depth track replacement of 2,000 feet on the mainline where trains enter and exit the yard
- Replaced crossovers, switches, and turnouts
- Implemented a new state-of-the-art traction power system with over 2 miles of new duct banks
- Installed new security features including closed-circuit video cameras and improved yard lighting
- Installed new walkways and boarding areas for operators
- Upgraded the yard's signals with a modernized system
- Replaced all underground drainage
While the yard is substantially complete, construction on the Wellington Maintenance Facility continues to progress. Rehabilitating the maintenance facility will improve vehicle maintenance, reduce downtime and customer wait times, provide cleaner trains, and deliver safer operations. Wellington Maintenance Facility currently has a projected completion date of Summer 2024.
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
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For questions or comments related to this project, please email the Orange Line Transformation team at OLT@mbta.com.
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Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.