Some LRT disruptions continue Thursday; ice buildup stops two trains overnight stranding 37 passengers

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Some LRT disruptions continue Thursday; ice buildup stops two trains overnight stranding 37 passengers
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OC Transpo is continuing to use R1 buses service between Rideau and Blair stations Thursday as the system continues to be affected by freezing rain issues.

About three dozen passengers were stuck in two stopped LRT trains overnight, some for almost an hour, in an incident OC Transpo blames on ice buildup on the catenary system that powers the rail line.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

Rideau Transit Maintenance was still taking ice off the catenary system, delaying the three trains being taken off the line. Alstom technicians were dispatched to try to get the train running and the transit operations control centre began running eastbound service on a single track. Freezing rain was falling so transit staff decided to keep passengers on board the trains during work to restore service, Amilcar wrote.

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