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Re: Last run of the R30 |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Jun 6 14:38:28 2013, in response to Re: Last run of the R30, posted by renee gil on Thu Jun 6 00:24:46 2013. I had a similar experience on an R16 in 11/86 at the height of the morning rush. The consist came into Metro, An R27 was set to leave on the other track, but because the switch froze, it couldn't cross over. The R16 was then set to leave, but some mechanical issue prevented it. The t/o actually went down on the track to inspect the train. Things began backing up, as the good train couldn't run due to the bad switch, and the R16 on the good track couldn't run period. The problem was identified at the north end of the train, so the decision was made to cut out the front 4 cars to run as a shuttle to Myrtle. All this took 20 or so minutes, so when the train finally left, it was crush loaded out of Fresh Pond. When the train got to Chauncey, there was an electrical explosion and the train totally died. I ended up walking to Myrtle/Broadway. |
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