Massachusetts governor: Driverless passenger train out of Boston was tampered with

None of the Boston-bound train’s 50 passengers were injured after it left the Braintree station shortly after 6am on Thursday without an operator. Things didn’t exactly go haywire from there, as the MBTA explained in their statement.

The MBTA is looking into a train that left the Braintree station without an operator and had to be “de-powered” after reaching the North Quincy station, according to MassDOT.

Passengers were asked to get off the train, which was then taken out of service and examined.

It blew through four stops before MBTA crews disabled it by cutting power to the rail line, officials said. The train’s operator, as well as witnesses, are now being investigated.

Each train has only one operator.

The train continued to roll through Quincy Adams, Quincy Center and Wollaston stations and stopped just past North Quincy.

Pesaturo said an initial examination showed no problems with the “functionality” of the train’s equipment.

MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola called the incident “highly troubling”.

In a statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said they are aware of the incident and have been in contact with Transit Police. “It’s pretty clear that the main control that drives the train was tampered with”. He was transported to South Shore Hospital.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker “will be monitoring the investigation closely”, said press secretary Elizabeth Guyton.