WMATA Technical competence taking a beating

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Heck, I’ve done that kind of dumb thing lots of times - though usually on smaller scale stuff, HO and O - so I can tell you the likely outcome: A small puff of smoke, and non-functionality. [sigh] What more do they need to know ?

Spoke with the electronics repairman yesterday about my latest foray into such things, too - my stereo receiver/ amp will cost about $135 to fix - although, I had help with that one. Now you know why I stick with concrete and steel civil engineer kinds of things . . . [:-^]

  • Paul North.
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Yes it is a shame.

Other parts of the system were built using US&S modules and US&S bonds with no problems. It will eventually come out that this was a problem caused by conversion between the old system and the new system. The intermediary system with “new system bonds” and “old system modules” will be the cause of this accident.

It’s very sad. Engineering simply was not done.