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Article: FAST ACELA TRAINS TO BE SIDELINED UNTIL THE SUMMER, AMTRAK SAYS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2005
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WASHINGTON - Amtrak's flagship Acela Express service will not
return until summer, Amtrak said yesterday, but will be replaced for
now by slower trains on a limited schedule in an attempt to retain
passengers until mechanical problems on the high-speed Acela trains
are fixed.
Amtrak's senior vice president of operations, William Crosbie,
said no Acela Express trains would return to service until the
manufacturer and subcontractors build and install new brake systems.
Amtrak found cracks in about 300 brake sets and has not decided
whether it needs to replace all 1,440 brake sets. The railroad has
only 70 spare sets.
Crosbie refused to be specific about the date of Acela's return,
saying it ...