Metrolink will begin making repairs to the plow assembly of the Hyundai Rotem cab cars. While the timeline is still being finalized, Metrolink will start removing the freight locomotives from the system as soon as possible, beginning with the San Bernardino Line. The complete removal of the freight locomotives will take several months. As repairs are made, the cab cars will be redeployed onto the system.
The Metrolink Board of Directors approved for this $1.5 million. The repairs will resolve a critical safety issue that surfaced after a Metrolink train derailed near Oxnard last year. The funding will pay for a variety of repairs, including the reinforcement of plow assembly bolts, welds and brackets.
The cab car involved in the Oxnard crash was among 137 passenger coaches that Metrolink bought several years ago for more than $263 million. Fifty-seven were cab cars.
Share on:
