A trolley derailed on the Green Line in the Government Center T station at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.
The train was not in service and only two crew members were aboard. No one was injured, according to Pesaturo. The incident, which occurred as the inbound trolley was looping to go outbound, is still under investigation.
This is the second accident in the Green Line Government Center area this year. Two trolleys collided in May, injuring more than 40, because one train operator was text messaging, according to a May 9 Daily Free Press article
Pesaturo said there is nothing to indicate the incident was the result of any mechanical or structural defects, and derailments in general are very rare.
Green Line service was suspended between Government Center and North Station, he said.’ Service was expected to resume by 5 a.m. Thursday.
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