MINNEAPOLIS — Three people suffered minor injuries Saturday night when a Metro Transit light rail train derailed in downtown Minneapolis, WCCO-TV reports.
A concrete object on the tracks caused the derailment between the Nicollet Mall and Warehouse District/Hennepin stations about 8:30 p.m., according to Metro Transit. None of those injured required hospitalization.
Replacement buses substituted for Blue and Green line service in downtown until early this morning, with a regular light rail schedule resuming today, Metro Transit reported in a social media post.
Well, these pieces of solid concrete don’t move by themselves. Did some vehicle strike and move it or was this sabotage?
According to the StarTribune journal, it appeared that a Green Line train hit a jersey barrier, a concrete wall used to separate trains and traffic. Metro Transit had not yet determined why the jersey barrier was on the tracks. Finding an answer will be part of the investigation. On the other hand, light rail train service resumed Sunday morning in downtown Minneapolis.
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