Houston’s 7.5 miles of downtown light rail came to a halt yesterday:
Houston’s light rail system came to a complete halt after a cable line hit the ground, knocking out the rail’s power.
It happened around 6pm Sunday, stopping the six trains online on tracks around the city. METRO brought in buses to take the stranded passengers to their proper destinations. Officials say a cable line fell across a track, leading to the stopped trains.
“Those wires are hot and if they’re in contact with the ground, that completes the circuit and it shorts it out and that’s what happened,” said METRO spokesperson Ken Connaughton.
METRO officials also say the same cable line has caused problems in the past. The system was back up and running after being down a couple of hours.
It’s a good thing those buses were available!
