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brnxvill wrote:Boy oh boy they are sure making hay about the flat spots in the press. I heard it on WBGO FM (of all places) this afternoon and then just now on ABC. Plenty of video including a wheel being trued at the shop. Wondering if this is something that Metro-North sends out a release about, in anticipation of service shortfall.Here is the link to the segment. Acording to the segment 32% of MNR cars are out of service for flats.
Railroader wrote: Here is the link to the segment. Acording to the segment 32% of MNR cars are out of service for flats.I think it's priceless that not only did the reporter get it wrong (the engineer is not slamming on the brakes), but she also managed to find the dumbest people on the platform to talk to.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?secti ... id=4784900