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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 · Last updated 10:53 a.m. PT
Restart of Monorail service delayed
The resumption of Monorail service was delayed this morning after final checks of the trains "found some additional safety issues that need to be resolved," Seattle Monorail Services official said.
The monorail, owned by Seattle Center, has been shut down since its two trains sideswiped each other in a curve above Olive Way last Nov. 26. Repairs were essentially completed by this week with the help of craftsmen at the Seattle Opera but a press conference scheduled for today has been delayed until all safety checks are done, said company director Tom Albro.
He did not specify what the safety issues were and efforts to immediately obtain details were unsuccessful.
"We had a couple of last-minute things happen that caused us to want to err on the side of caution," said company partner Stuart Rolfe, who said he could not provide further details.
Albro said an announcement will be made about re-starting the 44-year-old system when the safety checks are completed. The company and the city, which owns the center, had said repairs and upgrades of the trains from the November accident were expected to be complete by next month. Albro said the company "anticipates it can meet or beat that deadline within the anticipated budget."
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