Riding transit to ‘Spare the Air’? Bring a book
Though high gas prices and “Spare the Air” days like today have more passengers than ever riding public transit — including the ACE Train that runs from Stockton in the central valley to Silicon Valley — sometimes they can’t win for losing. Yesterday the ACE trains were threatened by the heat wave now torturing inland areas, with 110+ temperatures hot enough to warp steel rails. Train workers had to walk in front of the train to make sure the rails weren’t damaged by the heat, delaying the trains one to two hours.
At least there have been no reports of BART delays due to the heat, as in the May heat wave.
Ok, who actually decided to build railroad tracks that were capable of becoming warped at 110 degrees? I mean, it’s hot, but those temperatures certainly aren’t unheard of in that area, right?
That is totally wacked, talk about bad design.