The Associated Press Published: Apr 15, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak said it had canceled service Friday on its Acela Express because of problems with brakes on the high-speed trains that carry passengers between Washington, New York and Boston.
Cracks were found in brake components on most coaches of the trains during routine inspections, Amtrak said in a statement, adding that no brake failures or other safety problems had occurred.
Most other Amtrak service was scheduled to operate normally. Amtrak said its Metroliner service will operate Friday, with the exception of train No. 102, the 10:00 a.m. departure from Washington to New York, which was also canceled....
I just heard this Amtrak story on the local news. Suspicious about broken tracks...are these all of a sudden? Wouldn't we expect routine inspection and maintenance of tracks rather than a full scale shut down of service?
Yep, I saw that.
I'm glad they caught that problem.