Train equipment causes Red Line snarls during commute

Published October 6, 2009 4:00am ET



Blame a lost shoe for your lengthy Red Line commute Tuesday morning.

Train service across the Red Line was snarled for at least an hour and a half during the morning rush when a train lost a “collector shoe” on the tracks, causing smoke and delays. Other lines felt the impact, too, as riders switched trains to avoid the bottleneck.

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