"The SFMTA releasing the video from September 24 in response to a public records request. It happened at approximately 8:37 a.m., the height of the morning rush hour commute, the train packed. A two-car North Judah light rail train was traveling inbound toward downtown. The shocking moments as the train was exiting the Sunset Tunnel near Duboce Park. Several passengers fell due to the sudden motion. The train did not derail."
""It wouldn't stop, it wouldn't stop. I'm sorry, relax, relax, relax. We didn't crash, relax. We're ok, it just wouldn't stop, it wouldn't stop. The emergency brake wouldn't even hit, look it's on." But the SFTMTA says a full inspection of the train's braking system confirmed that it performed as designed. Additional inspections of the trackway and related infrastructure found no mechanical or system issues. The investigation now complete finding operator fatigue as the cause."
At approximately 8:37 a.m. on September 24, a packed two-car North Judah light rail train jolted passengers while exiting the Sunset Tunnel near Duboce Park; several passengers fell but the train did not derail. Video shows the Muni operator with her head down and appearing to fall asleep while operating the train in manual mode. The operator was immediately placed on non-driving status and an investigation was conducted. Inspections found the braking system performed as designed and found no trackway or infrastructure issues. The investigation concluded operator fatigue caused the incident. SFMTA is working with Siemens on software to limit speeds in specific locations.
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