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Nov 21, 2008 12:47 pm US/Eastern

Official:Light Rail Delays Could Have Been Avoided

Reporting
Sally Thorner
BALTIMORE (AP) ― A senior official at the Maryland Transit Administration says this week's shutdown of a major portion of Baltimore's light rail line was preventable.
  
Deputy administrator Henry Kay says MTA engineers decided in 2000 not to buy a $4 million electronic system that prevents trains from sliding on slippery tracks. Kay says the Baltimore light rail line is one of only a few around the country that don't use the technology. 

Sally Thorner reports some rail cars had to be taken out of service this week for repairs to wheels that were damaged when slippery leaves on the rails caused frequent automatic braking. The shortage of cars in service forced the MTA to halt service north of North Avenue. 

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