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Blogspot.com: Leaves vs Loco's
Jim Cameron discusses the seasonal hazard of wet leaves on the Metro-North tracks on his blog "Talking Transportation."
"How do you stop a train?" asks Connecticut Commuter Rail Council Chairman Jim Cameron in his latest blog entry.
A) Hail it like a cab
B) Pull the emergency brake
C) Put wet leaves on the track
If you chose "C," you chose the right answer.
On a single day last fall, 60 rush-hour trains were delayed when wet leaves turned Metro North tracks into a slip and slide of sorts. But that wasn't an isolated event, and this year commuters may be in for another slippery ride ...
Read the full story here: Leaves vs. Loco's: "Slip Sliding Away"
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