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Jul 4, 2009 1:13 pm US/Eastern

MBTA Chief Says Train Increasingly On Time

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The head of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is touting some good numbers.

General Manager Daniel Grabauskas says 94 percent of its commuter trains have arrived within five minutes of their scheduled time during the past four months. He says that's the best performance in more than three years.

The MBTA's commuter rail trains make 491 trips on 13 lines each weekday.

Grabauskas says the improved service can be partly attributed to the removal of speed restrictions on various lines, upgraded equipment and more focused repairs.