Some commuters say the reinforced thermoplastic is too slick and flat, with the angle of the seat back too severe.

IS LIVE RIGHT NOW IN BRAINTREE, TED. HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON JESSICA. THE MBTA DID REPORT DELAYS ON PARTS OF THE RED LINE, AND AS WE JUST HEARD, THAT THE REASON FOR THOSE DELAYS MULTIPLE DISABLED TRAINS.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The MBTA will close portions of its Green, Red and Orange subway lines, as well as the Commuter Rail’s Framingham/Worcester line, ...

Shuttle buses replaced trains across a branch of the MBTA’s Red Line on Monday morning, causing delays as Boston began its work week. The T first warned of more than 20-minute delays just before 6 a.m ...

Commuters faced another day of cancellations and delays on several MBTA lines Friday morning due to a variety of equipment problems. In many of the cases, officials have said the ongoing problems are ...

Federal prosecutors say five MBTA employees faked inspections of Red Line tracks, with surveillance video showing them instead working on personal vehicles in a MBTA garage, chatting with coworkers ...

The MBTA will close a sizable portion of the Red Line and offer shuttle service instead both this weekend and the next in order to tackle planned maintenance, according to the transit agency. Shuttles ...

Red Line trains on the MBTA were delayed up to 25 minutes early Tuesday, disrupting the morning commute as the agency also kicked off several weeks of critical track repairs. The delays, occurring ...