The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south and east underground from Alewife station in Nort
A northbound Red Line train at Charles/MGH station in 2025
The new Cambridge (now Longfellow) Bridge pre-1912, viewed from the Boston end, with an unfinished heavy rail right-of-way down its center. Tracks visible at the sides are for streetcars.
Columbia station (later JFK/UMass) on the Dorchester extension under construction in 1927
The station entrance in Harvard Square
CRRC MA Co., Ltd. is a Chinese-American rolling stock manufacturer in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer CRRC. Its offices and company
Red Line (MBTA)
…1600–1651 (52 total) 4 #2 1987–1989 UTDC 10 feet (3.05 m) 1700–1757 (58 total) 50 #3 1993–1994 Bombardier 1800–1885 (86 total) 82 #4 2019–2026 CRRC / CRRC Massachusetts 69 feet 9.75 inches (21.28 m) 1900–2151 (252 in total) 68 The Red Line is standard gauge heavy rail. Trains consist of mated pairs of electric multiple…
CRRC's plant in Springfield, MA
1900-series MBTA Red Line train in service in July 2024
1400-series MBTA Orange Line train in service in July 2024