Rising flood of commuters at South Station as power problems stall trains

By adamg on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 6:01pm

The T reports "an electrical power surge due to weather" is causing problems with outbound commuter-rail trains at South Station.

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By Ron Newman on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 6:18pm.

so I don't see why a power surge should matter, unless it caused an Amtrak train to stall on the tracks.

By AlertNewEngland on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 6:28pm.

The signaling system is electric.

By Eighthman on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 11:13pm.

switches.