MARC train takes a dive
A reader wanted to know what the heck went wrong on the Penn Line this morning. It's a familiar story: A locomotive broke down, Train 405 out of Penn Station had to be cancelled and following trains were crowded.
MTA spokeswoman Cheron Wicker said the breakdown was heat-related. "It was a rough to the morning but it straightened itself out," she said.
With the MTA mired in a dispute with the manufacturer of its new, $100 million fleet of 26 locomotives, MARC riders can expect little relief this summer. With a little luck, maybe the new locomotives will be in service by next summer -- allowing the MTA to retire some of the breakdown-prone "turkeys" in its inventory.
Or not.
Comments
I'm sure I'm missing something, but I'm not entirely sure how there can be a heat related issue at 5:30 AM. It wasn't that warm this morning.
Posted by: Josh (or jwiv) | August 17, 2009 2:10 PM
Also, the 405 (aka the 5:55 out of Penn Station) was canceled last week as well. So it's not like this is a one time thing.
Posted by: Matt K | August 17, 2009 3:31 PM
You would think if the state is going to spend $100 million on a fleet of 26 locomotives they would get all the details worked out beforehand. Obviously they can't even do that. It's one thing after another with MARC, excuse after excuse.
Posted by: tiredofmarc | August 21, 2009 3:28 PM