LOS ANGELES : Short Circuit on Subway Strands Lunchtime Riders
An apparent electrical short circuit on the Red Line subway stranded hundreds of lunchtime commuters Friday beneath Downtown Los Angeles.
Service was halted at 12:55 p.m. when a circuit breaker at Union Station was tripped--indicating to the subway’s computer system that power to westbound trains was cut off, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said.
Trains were back in service by about 1:15 p.m., when engineers determined that electricity to westbound tracks had not been interrupted, MTA spokesman Bill Heard said. The cause is being investigated, he said.
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