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Philadelphia: Serious Cracks Found in 95 Percent of SEPTA Cars Inspected So Far
July 03--SEPTA officials said Sunday that serious structural "fatigue cracks" have been discovered in steel equalizer beams underpinning most of the Silverliner V trains inspected so far this weekend.
"Only five of the 100 cars inspected so far do not have any cracks," SEPTA general manager Jeff Knueppel said. He said the cracks are a "serious safety" concern.
The agency pulled all 120 of the Silverliner V trains -- one third of the entire fleet -- from service on Saturday when a slight tilt in one car alerted crews to the problem the day before.
Knueppel said the cars would likely be sidelined throughout July and August, causing "profound" transit headaches for its Regional Rail customers. .............(more)
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/12227909/septa-serious-cracks-found-in-95-percent-of-cars-inspected-so-far