The recently opened Redmond light rail corridor was shut down Monday. Passengers were escorted off the train after a part that holds tensioned power lines broke, The Seattle Times reported. At one point, a metal section labeled “high voltage” fell onto the track between a train and a concrete wall.
Spike O’Neill, co-host of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, took aim at the manufacturers.
“Poorly installed, poorly checked,” he said. “As the world watches this light rail expansion—and Seattle public transportation just keeps putting their foot in their mouth—how does inspection not? How do we have something fall into the track a month into the ride? High danger, high voltage.”
Jake and Spike bring up Sound Transit CEO after Redmond light rail malfunction
Spike then brought up Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine, who started in April…