CAT failure again WASH - BALTIMORE

Once again the old PRR CAT has failed between WASH - BAL. All MARC was cancelled this morning. It is a wonder whether the PRR CAT will survive until the CAT is replaced by constant tension cat.

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=AM_Alert_C&pagename=am/AM_Alert_C/Alerts_Popup&cid=1251623349461

Can’t they just give the engineer a ladder and insulated pliers so he could climb up and twist the wires back together?