It's Almost Like Lee Brown Is Still In Charge
The choo choo had a little problem on Friday:
A low-hanging wire damaged two MetroRail trains Friday morning, disrupting service for almost an hour and forcing both trains to be towed to a railyard for repair. The trains traveling on Fannin Street through the Holcombe underpass struck the wire, damaging the pantograph that connects the trains' power systems to overhead electrical wires along the rail line. One train made it to Preston Station downtown. The other stalled shortly after striking the wire.
Definitely not world class.
One hopes that METRO had old, reliable, non-world-class buses ready to roll.
No word in the blurb whether METRO has fixed the system that is supposed to notify passengers of delays. Unless there's been a change, that system has not functioned properly since the choo choo began service.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/24/04 22:26 | Danger Train | Technorati
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