MBTA : Commuter rail bridge reopens on North Shore

By Globe Staff

MBTA officials say that service on the Newburyport/Rockport commuter rail line, which was disrupted this morning by a mechanical failure in a bridge, has been restored.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo says the problem was reported at about 5 a.m. today at the bridge connecting Beverly and Salem. He said the bridge was unable to lock into the closed position, so trains couldn't travel over it.

Pesaturo said shortly before noon that the problem had been fixed and the bridge had been reopened to train service.

Pesaturo said it's unclear whether today's problem was connected to the late December incident in which a barge rammed into the bridge, forcing it to be closed for repairs.

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