WCNC is reporting that in addition to asking Charlotte City Council to approve funds for security to hire more guards and maintain its surveillance system, CATS interim CEO Brent Cagle said Charlotte Area Transit System is now working to speed up repairs of the bearings on its fleet of 42 light rail cars. CATS officials are hoping to do this before another “catastrophic failure,” which could lead to another derailment like the one that happened last May.
Cagle added that CATS had reduced speeds to 35 mph on all Lynx Blue Line trains, which is about 20 mph below their maximum, so operators have time to detect and adjust to any potential derailment. The Lynx Blue line normally runs about 40-45 miles per hour. Photo credit: WCNC