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Article: Amtrak Suspends Acela Service; High-Speed Trains Have Brake Cracks

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Amtrak suspended its high-speed Acela Express line yesterday, saying that it had found cracks in brake components during routine tests and inspections of cars in the premium-priced train service that connects Boston, New York and Washington.

Cracks were found on about 300 disk-brake rotors out of 1,440 in the 20-train Acela fleet. Amtrak has shut down the service through Wednesday while the railroad assesses the problem.

William L. Crosbie, senior vice president of operations at Amtrak, said at a news conference yesterday that it could be months before the entire fleet of Acela trains is returned to service. While the railroad plans to schedule more regional trains and Metroliners, it will ...

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