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| Brad Ross TTC |
Yonge subway commuters had what the TTC is calling an “horrendous” passage into downtown Wednesday with some riders being delayed for up to 90 minutes. Brad Ross was on television and elsewhere apologizing “unreservedly” for the delay. He said the 60-year-old signal system in the subway tunnel at Bloor Street failed in the “fail-safe mode.” This means all lights were red, a measure which stops all trains and thus prevents rear-end collisions. To clear this mess the TCC had flag men in the tunnel controlling the movement of trains manually, Mr Ross explained. But by about 3 pm. the signal system was said to to be repaired and trains were travelling more or less normally. Mr. Ross predicted a normal home bound rush.
