(The following appeared on the Boston Herald website on March 23, 2011.)
BOSTON — Two of the five loaner locomotives the T rented from an Idaho company as back-up engines for its beleaguered commuter rail service turned out to be too beat-up for use, MBTA General Manager Richard Davey told the Herald.
“We ended up sending one back because it was in such bad shape. The fourth one we are using for parts for the other three. They are not in as good shape as I would have liked, but they are younger than what we have,” Davey said of the rental locomotives, the first of which will be put into service tomorrow.
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