(Source: Hartford Courant, October 13, 2013)
HARTFORD, Conn. — Shelved years ago, a plan that suggested powering Metro-North with fuel cells rather than commercial power is finding renewed attention after a failed transmission cable crippled the rail line last month.
The railroad, which connects thousands of commuters to New York City, restored full service Oct. 7, almost two weeks after a 138,000-volt Con Edison feeder cable knocked out train service in an eight-mile section of the New Haven Line.
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