Amtrak repair work completed after infrastructure fire 

January 13, 2026 (BOSTON, MA) – The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the T’s operations and maintenance partner for Commuter Rail, announced today that Amtrak has completed emergency infrastructure repairs after a fire at a signal bungalow on August 1, 2025. Updated schedules will go into effect on the Fairmount, Franklin/Foxboro, and Providence/Stoughton Lines on January 19. These schedules will restore the service levels that were in place prior to the fire. 

On the Fairmount Line: 

• Regular Fairmount Line service will now operate according to the Fall/Winter schedule. 

• Trains temporarily originating/terminating at Fairmount will be restored to Readville. 

On the Franklin/Foxboro Line: 

• Shuttle buses will continue to provide mid-day service between Walpole and Foxboro as construction at Foxboro Station continues in preparation for the World Cup. However, buses will connect with different trains than they currently do. 

• Trains 1725, 1731, 1732, 1739, 1740, and 1748 will be restored between South Station and Walpole, with connecting bus service to Foxboro provided to/from these trains.  

• Train 1747 will now terminate at Walpole, and Train 1756 will now originate at Walpole. Shuttle buses will also connect with these trains for service to/from Foxboro. 

• Weekday Franklin/Foxboro Line trains temporarily operating via the Fairmount Line will resume operating via Back Bay. 

• Weekend Franklin/Foxboro Line trains temporarily operating via Hyde Park will resume operating via Fairmount. 

On the Providence/Stoughton Line: 

• Weekday Providence/Stoughton Line trains that temporarily have an added stop at Readville will no longer stop at Readville. 

• Outbound weekday Providence/Stoughton Line trains that stopped at Hyde Park prior to August 1 will resume doing so. Shuttle buses between Hyde Park and Readville will no longer operate. All outbound weekend Providence Line trains will have their Hyde Park stop restored. 

Schedules will be available soon at mbta.com/cr.  

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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