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T crash puts spotlight on hiring criteria

Training and age rule called into question

By Noah Bierman
Globe Staff / May 12, 2009

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Last week's Green Line crash, the second in a year involving a 24-year-old operator, has renewed focus on the MBTA's training and hiring standards, which allow drivers as young as 18 to control a trolley. (Full article: 919 words)

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