TRAX service won’t be back to normal until Friday, UTA says
(Screenshot courtesy of FOX 13) TRAX service remained disrupted on all three lines in Salt Lake City Wednesday morning after an equipment malfunction caused sparks, an explosion and a fire on a train on Tuesday night.
TRAX service will remain disrupted throughout the day on Thursday after an overhead electrical line that powers the trains fell on one Tuesday night, causing sparks, an explosion and a fire.
According to a UTA spokesman, repairs are expected to be completed by Friday morning, and bus bridges on all three lines — Blue, Red and Green — will continue in Salt Lake City until then. As will “significant delays,” according to UTA.
The equipment malfunction occurred about 10 p.m. Tuesday at 350 S. Main Street; the cause remains under investigation. One of the approximately 30 passengers on board the train was treated at a hospital for a wrist injury; all other passengers and the driver got off safely.
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