Our host agency, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has organized a series of exceptional tours exclusively and at no cost for TRANSform attendees.
To sign up for tours, simply select the tour of your choice during registration.
If you've already registered, click the following link to the registration service center and login (see your confirmation email for login info). https://s6.goeshow.com/apta/tfc/2025/login.cfm
After you login, you can click "Sign Up for Tours". Then select "Edit Tour Selection" and you will be able to select your tour and click Submit.
Please Note: Online sign up will close on Thursday, August 21st at 5:00 pm ET. After that, visit the Host Desk in the registration area for onsite assistance. Same-day availability may open up, so be sure to check in if you're interested.
REGISTRATION & WAITLISTS ARE CLOSED. We are no longer accepting additional registrations for MBTA Tours.
All tour participants will receive additional information about the tours in the week prior to the event. For any questions or concerns, please email APTATours2025@mbta.com.
| Sunday, Sep 14, 2025 |
Sunday, Sep 14, 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
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NextGen Acela Train Tour
APTA TRANSform attendees are invited to an exclusive "open house" tour of the all-new, premium NextGen Acela trains, hosted at Boston's South Station. Join us trackside any time between 11 AM to 3 PM to get an up-close look at the elevated onboard experience on these new, Alstom-built and American-made trains.
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| Monday, Sep 15, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 15, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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Columbus Ave Bus Lane Tour
SOLD OUT
Board an MBTA bus and learn about transit priority at the T while taking a ride down the Columbus Ave. bus lane, the first center-running bus lane in New England. Learn about how the MBTA’s Transit Priority program is collaborating with municipalities in Greater Boston to expand transit priority streets and improve transit times along some of our busiest bus routes. From the development MBTA’s Transit Priority Vision to bus lane enforcement, this tour provides insight into both the MBTA’s strategic planning approach and the nuts and bolts of implementing transit priority across the bus network, with a focus on infrastructure initiatives.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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2025091513:0015:00 202 | MON, SEP 15 |
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| Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
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Iron Horse Park Tour
SOLD OUT
Tour the dispatch center for the MBTA Commuter Rail, which opened its doors at Iron Horse Park in North Billerica in 2023. This new facility was purpose-build for train control operations and also dispatches the Amtrak Downeaster Service, making it the dispatch center for all major passenger rail in New England North of Boston. Learn about how the state-of-the art facility design supports smooth operations for the MBTA’s vast Commuter Rail network, which connects communities in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island to downtown Boston across over 140 stops throughout the region, including the newly launched South Coast Rail. Also see a few areas of historical significance within the historic site, which was one home to Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) rail yards.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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2025091609:0012:45 205 | TUE, SEP 16 |
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| Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
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Mattapan PCC Tour (2 of 2)
SOLD OUT
Enjoy a scenic ride along the historic Mattapan Line (also known as the Mattapan Trolley) in one of the MBTA’s fleet of ten 1940s Presidential Conference Committee (PCC) cars are the sole vehicles operating on the line today. The Mattapan Line includes eight stations spanning neighborhoods in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Milton and connects about 6,600 riders daily to the Red Line, local bus routes, and the Neponset River Trail. Learn about unique considerations associated with running and maintaining a fleet that isover 80 years old, as well as how the MBTA is planning and making improvements to the Mattapan Line, including the deployment of the Type 9 light rail vehicles.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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2025091610:0012:45 206 | TUE, SEP 16 |
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| Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
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Inner Harbor Tour (2 of 2)
SOLD OUT
Board an MBTA ferry at Long Wharf and enjoy beautiful views of the Boston skyline while cruising around the Inner Harbor and learning about MBTA Ferry Operations. Learn about how the MBTA ferry service operates, and recent developments—from hiring of the first-ever Director of Ferry Operations to procuring additional vessels and increasing service—and what’s in store for the future for this increasingly popular mode of transportation.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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2025091615:0017:00 207 | TUE, SEP 16 |
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| Monday, Sep 15, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 15, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
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Mattapan PCC Tour (1 of 2)
SOLD OUT
Enjoy a scenic ride along the historic Mattapan Line (also known as the Mattapan Trolley) in one of the MBTA’s fleet of ten 1940s Presidential Conference Committee (PCC) cars. PCC cars are the sole vehicles operating on the line today. The Mattapan Line includes eight stations spanning neighborhoods in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Milton and connects about 6,600 riders daily to the Red Line, local bus routes, and the Neponset River Trail. Learn about unique considerations associated with running and maintaining a fleet that is over 80 years old, as well as how the MBTA is planning and making improvements to the Mattapan Line, including the deployment of the Type 9 light rail vehicles.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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| Monday, Sep 15, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 15, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
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Inner Harbor Tour (1 of 2)
SOLD OUT
Board an MBTA ferry at Long Wharf and enjoy beautiful views of the Boston skyline while cruising around the Inner Harbor and learning about MBTA Ferry Operations. Learn about how the MBTA ferry service operates, and recent developments—from hiring of the first-ever Director of Ferry Operations to procuring additional vessels and increasing service—and what’s in store for the future for this increasingly popular mode of transportation.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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| Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
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Everett Main Repair Tour
SOLD OUT
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the MBTA’s Main Repair Shops, a distinctive group of facilities in Everett that service rolling stock for the Heavy Rail, Light Rail, and Bus vehicle fleets with in-house fabrication, repair, and customization capabilities. The Subway and Bus Main Repair Facilities are home to a range of trades that perform vehicle and component overhauls, parts fabrication, engine and transmission replacements, vehicle painting, seat upholstery, signs and decal printing, and more. Learn about recent priority initiatives, such as the Red Line Vehicle Life Extension Program, which aims to enhance service reliability by overhauling major vehicle systems and modernizing component tracking and data systems to support condition-based maintenance and improve fleet availability, and the restoration of the historic Presidential Conference Car (PCC) streetcar fleet.
Capacity Limit: 35 participants
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2025091609:0012:30 204 | TUE, SEP 16 |
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