My thoughts on the matter:
I would assume that this is structural issue and not an M8 issue, as the trains are essentially brand new. I'm curious what Kawasaki will have to say about this incident. It is pretty bad that the other two tracks were already knocked out due to the upgrades to the catenary system. I am just glad that no one died, as the MTA said, this could have been a lot worse. It's fascinating just how quick the NTSB got up to Fairfield.
I am locked onto their Twitter feed, just to hear what they say about those sections of rails they sent back to DC to be analyzed.
It's pretty scary, I was actually along the exact place of the accident not two weeks ago. I was going up to Waterbury, and there was nothing of concern at all.
I guess even the best systems can have their kicks.
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