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fromGothamist
1 week ago

Cause of fire that disrupted service to Penn Station revealed: Amtrak's brand-new trains

A metal skirt board fell from a new NextGen Acela train, struck an electric third rail, and caused a fire that disrupted Penn Station service for two days.
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 months ago

Civic Center BART station reopens after blown insulator causes fire and damages track, agency says

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Civic Center BART station in San Francisco reopened on Tuesday following an electrical fire on one of its tracks, the transit agency announced on Tuesday. BART said the fire was on the third rail, and one track will need to be repaired. "We had an initial report of a blown insulator in the trackway. A blown insulator makes a loud noise and generates smoke and arcing," BART said.
San Francisco
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