WORCESTER — The MBTA says a Worcester train is delayed and behind schedule due to fire department activity earlier in the Grafton area, the MBTA said in a tweet. The fire department in Westborough confirmed to Boston 25 News that the activity mentioned by the MBTA stemmed from a brush fire in their town.
Worcester Line Train 524, expected to usually depart Worcester at 4 p.m., was the train that was originally delayed.
Update: Worcester Line Train 519 (1:50 pm from South Station) is operating 40-50 minutes behind schedule between Southboro and Worcester due to fire department activity in the Grafton area.
— MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) April 6, 2021
And while the MBTA tweeted out that the fire department activity had finished by 6 p.m., residual delays were still impacting the Worcester Line in the evening.
Update: Worcester Line Train 526 (5:00 pm from Worcester) is operating 30-35 minutes behind schedule between Framingham and South Station due to fire department activity in the Grafton area.
— MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) April 6, 2021
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