Overhead wire issue at Cleveland Circle, Boston MA
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Other Non-Crime EventAs discussed during the dispatch call, transit personnel responded to a possible mechanical issue at Cleveland Circle in Boston. Two pantographs became tangled with overhead wires, and a broken hanger was reported, but no wires appeared to be down. Service adjustments were coordinated while the problem was assessed.
Audio|Heard on: MBTA Green Line Dispatch
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04:1
Transcript:
00:00
We have a telegraph down at Cleveland Circle on the eastbound.
00:10
Nine one three.
00:17
Nine two two central, do you copy?
00:21
Nine one three, say that again.
00:23
I heard you say Telegraph is down.
00:25
Is it open? What train number is it?
00:28
It's on westbound.
00:32
It's on the eastbound.
00:37
It's (number withheld).
00:40
Thirty (number withheld), stand by Washington, please.
00:45
Portable nine to um,
00:48
Nine two six. Nine one three is it broken or is it just that they just come down?
00:57
Nine two six control of pantographs flipped.
01:01
It's tangled up in the wire.
01:03
Copy.
01:05
Copy, just tangled up in the wires.
01:10
Nine to one, disregard running express.
01:13
Run local.
01:18
Nine two one copy.
01:23
It's (number withheld) that's on the eastbound platform.
01:27
Tangled up in a wire right now.
01:34
Come down to ten four, please.
01:36
There's an issue at Cleveland Circle.
01:41
State of Iowa, Washington.
01:48
Press (name withheld), give me a call in the office.
01:55
Hey, nine.
02:02
Central to thirty-nine twenty-one.
02:09
Nine twenty-one.
02:12
Up to Coolidge Corner.
02:17
Two one copy.
02:20
Seven zero seven, stand by there.
02:21
Coolidge.
02:25
Control to any green line supervisor.
02:30
Central, they're already standing by.
02:33
Let's try it.
02:42
Portable (number withheld), off control.
02:48
I have it.
02:52
(number withheld).
02:58
(number withheld).
03:01
Corner, please, in case we need to cross back with the (number withheld).
03:05
Portable 913 or 926 is there why you down?
03:13
Nine two six to control.
03:16
There's a broken hanger.
03:18
and the type eight is also in question.
03:27
Ten o'clock, please.
03:33
Nine two six to control, you hopped my left.
03:36
Broken hangers, no wire down.
03:38
Both pantographs are tangled.
03:41
Both pantographs are tangled and you have a broken hanger on which car? I'm sorry, it's on the wire, right? The hanger is on the wire.
03:51
Yes, the hangers on the wire.
03:54
The sled on (number withheld) is broken.
03:58
The Type 8 looks okay.
04:00
It's just overextended now.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Cleveland Circle, Boston, MA 02135
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