Riders balance on a ledge, leaning out to look for an oncoming train, while walking back to the University of Washington Station… (Photo courtesy Daniel Heppner)
The weight of a fully loaded light-rail train triggered the post-Apple Cup stall Nov. 26, when inadequate communications led stranded passengers to walk out along the underground tracks, Sound Transit said Wednesday.
Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff called the stall a “preventable mechanical failure.”
When the new Siemens train filled with riders, its coil suspension sagged, providing less clearance over trackway devices than usual, the inquiry found.