Transit officials say the Red Line will be raised to 50 mph, as the Orange Line will move at 55. The post With slow zones conquered, MBTA is eyeing much faster speeds on the Red and Orange lines appeared first on Boston.

With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to even higher levels as one of the next major goals.

The MBTA wants to bring the Red and Orange lines up to the speeds they were designed for and one official said it could happen "within days." WBZ-TV's Penny Kmitt reports.