MBTA sets up disaster training center in tunnel
Posted on June 12, 2013
By Martine Powers, Boston Globe
The brand new MBTA station has the look and feel of any stop on the Blue Line: A train car idling next to a platform, the chatter of a waiting crowd, doors opening and closing, the rhythm of trains passing on the tracks. And then — BOOM. The unmistakable sound of an explosion shatters the make-believe tableau. A few beats of silence, then a crescendo of screams. Lights flicker as smoke pours out of the train and onto the platform. Read more at bostonglobe.com.
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