Delays Pile Up on Framingham/Worcester Rail Line Due to Rain
High water conditions have made for a rough commute.
If you decided to take the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail line this morning, it may not have been a great start to your week. Due to high water conditions near the tracks, a number of trains on the line faced delays this morning, some as much as 50 minutes, according to alerts from the MBTA. According to Andrea Wheeler, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR), flooding caused a single-track operations through Natick as well as speed restrictions. The MBCR had five pumps working this morning to try to remove water as quickly as possible, Wheeler said. As of 8 a.m., the water conditions had improved a bit and outbound trains were operating on the inbound-side platform, according to the alerts. However, a number …
