December 15, 2010 – According to a story published in the Connecticut Post, the spanking new New Haven line M-8 commuter cars are not coming on line this month as promised. Owing to a bug in the software, railway signal systems were disrupted while the cars were being tested.
To see a photo of the M-8 cars, click on this link:
http://railientrails.blogspot.com/2010/12/metro-norths-new-m-8-commuter-car-debut.html
Click on the link for the whole CT Post story:
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Software-glitches-disrupt-signals-push-back-900772.php
I’m shocked
What else is new?
Are you kidding?
Its a good thing that they are perfecting the system and the cars BEFORE thrusting them into service.
Look at Amtrak and the Acela debacle.