Bad track record: Montreal’s light-rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days
The organization says a computer problem at the control centre led to a 30-minute delay at 5:30 a.m., when the first train of the day was scheduled to run.The light rail, known as the REM, shut down twice on Monday, it’s first official day of service for paying commuters.
Track switch problems caused a 75-minute delay at the height of Monday’s morning commute, and again around 11 p.m.The first five stations of the 26-station, 67-kilometre electric rail network opened this week. The project’s current price tag is about $7 billion.
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