Efforts focused on Four Corners/Geneva, Talbot Avenue, and Morton Street

June 24, 2025 (BOSTON, MA) – Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the operating and maintenance partner for the MBTA Commuter Rail, recently completed station cleanup and beautification initiatives at three Fairmount Line stations as part of the company’s Keolis Cares program. Volunteers worked with community groups and local elected officials at Four Corners/Geneva Station, Talbot Avenue Station and Morton Street Station to clear trash and debris, plant flowers, and clear overgrown areas.

“Keolis is proud to partner with the communities along the Fairmount Indigo Corridor for these station clean up events,” said Abdellah Chajai, CEO and General Manager of Keolis Commuter Services. “We want Commuter Rail stations to reflect the pride that riders feel for their community. I want to thank our employees, as well as the elected officials and community members, who came out to join us.”

The station beautification effort comes as Keolis is completing work on the Fairmount Line to replace nearly 30 miles of rail in preparation for increased service with battery electric trains in the coming years.

The events were held in partnership with the Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative, Four Corners Main Streets, Boston International Newcomers Academy, and Redefining our Community (ROC).

“The Keolis Care Cleanup is a decades long collaboration between Keolis and the community,” said Senator Nick Collins. “Thank you to the team at Keolis and community leaders and organizations like Trena Matose-Ambroise and the ROC neighborhood association for helping see this effort triple in size and continue to grow today along the Fairmount Line.”

“I am proud to collaborate with Keolis and community partners to enhance and maintain the stations along the Fairmount Line,” said Senator Liz Miranda. “This line is a critical transit lifeline for Dorchester and Mattapan, serving many environmental justice communities. Our residents deserve clean, safe, and dignified stations that reflect the value of their neighborhoods.”

"I’m proud to partner with Keolis and community groups like Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative and Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINCA) to help clean up our neighborhood Fairmount line stations,” said Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid. “This line is a vital connection for residents in Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park. As Environmental Justice communities, we deserve safe, clean, and welcoming stations that foster our pride in our community.”

“It has been great to partner with Keolis for over a decade to deliver the cleanest, safest, and most reliable and on time system in the network,” said Representative Russell Holmes. “As we prepare for electric trains it is important to work with community groups to clean up stations on the Fairmount Line. This line serves Environment Justice communities and is an important link to the city for Dorchester and Mattapan. Our residents deserve beautiful stations that they can be proud of.”

“I am proud to stand alongside Keolis and our community partners in cleaning up the Fairmount Line stations,” said Representative Chris Worrell. “This line is a lifeline for Environmental Justice communities like Dorchester and Mattapan — and every resident deserves safe, clean, and welcoming stations that reflect the dignity of our neighborhoods.”

“It was great to join Keolis and students from BINcA to help clean up around Morton Street Station as we work to electrify the Fairmount Line,” said Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune. “A clean, safe, and welcoming environment makes a real difference for everyone who rides. As someone who regularly takes the Fairmount Line home from City Hall, I know how important it is that our public transit reflects the care we have for one another and the pride we take in our communities.”

“Morton street station is a vital hub for our community, and our residents deserve a clean, welcoming space” said Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia. “I’m grateful to Keolis and Four Corners Main Streets for partnering with neighbors to make that vision a reality.”

“Our neighborhoods deserve to be clean, safe, and beautiful and that includes the spaces we travel through every day,” said Boston City Councilor Henry Santana. “The Keolis Cares Cleanup at Morton Street Station was a great example of what happens when community, transit leaders, and young people work together to take care of the places we all share. I’m proud to support efforts that invest in our public spaces and show love to neighborhoods like Mattapan.”

"I was proud to help pitch in and clean up the stations on the Fairmount Line, which is a vital link for our neighborhoods," said Boston City Councilor Brian Worrell. "Frequent and reliable service is crucial for this line, and our residents also deserve beautiful and clean stations. I hope we can continue to build on these community efforts in the future."

Keolis Commuter Services has operated and maintained the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system, the sixth largest commuter rail operation in North America, for over ten years. KCS is a subsidiary of Keolis North America (KNA), both headquartered in Boston, and employs approximately 2,500 people throughout the region. KCS and KNA are part of Keolis Group, an innovative global leader in transit services with more than a century of passenger transportation experience and operations in 13 countries.  

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