Cable break, three reasons for failures, delays on the MBTA S-Bahn

Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the commuter rail system, said the cancellations and delays were caused by a broken Amtrak overhead line on a track near the Back Bay station.

“Amtrak personnel are on scene making repairs and two tracks are open in the area,” Keolis said in a statement around 5 p.m

The MBTA also warned of “significant delays” for commuters on the Framingham/Worcester, Needham, Franklin/Foxboro and Providence/Stoughton lines due to the cable break. A message was sent to Amtrak requesting more information.

Meanwhile, Fairmount Line train 943, which departed South Station at 3:17 p.m., was grounded at Dorchester station due to a fallen tree in the Four Corners/Geneva area. Train 944 on the Fairmount Line, scheduled to depart Readville at 4 p.m., was also canceled.

The next train out of Readville was Train 946 on the Fairmount Line, scheduled to depart at 4:30 p.m., and the next train out of South Station was Train 949, scheduled to depart at 4:47 p.m., the posts said.

The outages and delays came as a storm brought heavy winds and rain to the region on Wednesday.

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