Safety equipment hits track equipment on Red Line

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Metro safety equipment struck other equipment it was supposed to help safeguard on the Red Line early Thursday, according to Metro.

Two flat train cars carrying pump and water equipment struck a contractor’s grinding machine around 2 a.m. outside the Medical Center stop, said Metro Chief Safety Officer James Dougherty.

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