LOS ANGELES : Short Circuit on Subway Strands Lunchtime Riders
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An apparent electrical short circuit on the Red Line subway stranded hundreds of lunchtime commuters Friday beneath Downtown Los Angeles.
Service was halted at 12:55 p.m. when a circuit breaker at Union Station was tripped--indicating to the subway’s computer system that power to westbound trains was cut off, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said.
Trains were back in service by about 1:15 p.m., when engineers determined that electricity to westbound tracks had not been interrupted, MTA spokesman Bill Heard said. The cause is being investigated, he said.
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