CAMBRIDGE, Mass — The MBTA conducted an emergency response drill Sunday morning involving a Green Line train.
The exercise took place between the newly-built Lechmere Station and the Union Square Station in the area that is being constructed as part of the Green Line Extension project.
“The learning exercise that will include a scenario in which a train is traveling outbound between Lechmere Station on the Union Square Branch,” according to a statement from the MBTA. “The train is traveling faster than the posted speed and makes contact with the train directly in front of them and derails before coming to a stop. Several passengers are injured and others must evacuate the train.”
The MBTA has some recent real-world experience dealing with a similar situation. One of its Green Line operators is facing criminal charges after a crash on the B Line of the Green Line last summer. He’s accused of traveling about three times the speed limit before crashing into another Green Line train.
Agencies participating in the Sunday drill include MBTA Operations, MBTA Transit Police, Cambridge Fire Department, Somerville Fire Department, and Medford Fire Department.
“The exercise is designed to establish a learning environment for public safety officials to exercise emergency response plans, policies, and procedures as they pertain to a mass casualty event on a Green Line train on a new section of the viaduct,” according to the T.
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