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Vacuum Train Back on Track by Month's End
by Beth Fertig
NEW YORK, NY June 06, 2005 —Transit officials don't know how long it will take to fix the vacuum train that derailed in Brooklyn last week but they hope to have their other one working by the end of the month.
The vacuum train can suck up 40 tons a week worth of newspapers and trash between subway stations. New York City transit owns two of these trains, which are made in France. But the other one was already in the shop for modifications. And officials say it won't be ready for several weeks to replace the one that derailed at the Smith and 9th Street station in Brooklyn.
Damage to that train was said to be extensive. Meamwhile, with both trains out of commission, work crews will be redeployed to do more cleaning by hand. A spokesman says they will NOT be taken off regular maintenance.
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