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

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 16, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

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 ...

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