FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) hosted a community meeting on Thursday, letting people share their frustrations regarding the South Coast Rail.

Officials also gave a presentation highlighting the improvemenets they have made so far to the new rail line since it opened in March.

A person who lives nearby said more change is needed. "When I'm walking my dog at 5 a.m., that horn is going on for like a minute and a half straight," he explained. "And that's what, 15 times a day, all day? I mean, that's unbelievable. That is torture."

The MBTA's Chief Operating Officer Ryan Coholan acknowledged complaints on the noise plus other issues like train cancellations and staffing shortages.

He said crew shortages have improved and most trains are bac

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