Blue Line Facelift Complete: Last of the Old Trains Phased Out

Maverick Station and a Blue Line train prior to improvements. Photo courtesy Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

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If you haven't been on the Blue Line in a while, you might not have noticed the spiffy new improvements to Maverick Station, which used to be a boarded-up post-apocalyptic stinkhole, or that the only cars running on the line are brand new. Take a look at the pictures above to see the differences. Maverick Station is now a cheerful,riot of brushed metal, and the last of the rotting, vintage 1980 Hawker Siddeley cars has been retired. The Blue Line is now serviced by a fleet of 94 new cars, built by Siemens, which run in 6-car trains every 4-to-8 minutes, depending on the time of day.

The modernization of the Blue Line's fleet means that the Orange Line boasts the oldest equipment still in service, Hawkeer Siddeley cars similar to the Blue Line's old equipment.