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California’s public utility watchdog has launched an investigation into what caused a Muni train to barrel through a planned stop and come to a sudden halt in the middle of the road last week.
The California Public Utilities Commission said it is looking into the Sept. 24 mishap, which left passengers on the N Judah frightened that their train could have derailed or crashed into pedestrians or vehicles.
Shortly before 9 a.m., the train sped through its stop outside the East Portal of the Sunset Tunnel, commuters said, merging onto Duboce Avenue and taking multiple S curves in the track at top speed, knocking passengers standing in its packed aisles onto the floor…