Amtrak signal glitches slow down Boston's rail system
BOSTON (AP) — A malfunctioning signal outside the city's busiest commuter hub triggered massive delays Thursday for rail passengers with no immediate word on when the problem might be fixed.
A spokeswoman for Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the 394-mile commuter rail network under a contract with the MBTA, apologized to passengers while noting the problem was with equipment operated by Amtrak.
Amtrak spokesman Michael Tolbert said the railroad had not been able to pinpoint the cause of the malfunction in the signal, which he described as a switching control that guides trains to the 13 sets of tracks at the station.