Muni experts troubleshoot obsolete control system to keep trains running Written by Dan Howard, MUNI
Ed. Note: This article recently appeared on the MUNI website, and we thought it would be of interest to our readers. DCL
Two weeks ago, [Muni] experienced yet another subway train control system failure caused by aging equipment. A failure like this is certain to impact everyone working on or riding Muni. What’s not widely known is that the ingenuity and skill of Muni’s technical staff makes the difference between these failures crippling the system for weeks or for just a few hours.