WRC-TV Washington, DC 5/26:
Faulty Communication Cables Create 'Ghost' Metro Trains
Many of Metro's communication cables that provide a critical link between trains and the transit agency's central control center are rusted, poorly maintained and not functioning properly, according to employees with direct knowledge of the system.
Employees said there are many occasions where trains turn into "ghost" trains and essentially lose all communication while in underground sections of the system.
"There's so much stuff that is bad with the radio system. From the engineering to the maintenance part, which was never actually done properly," a Metro source said.
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