Dallas Area Rapid Transit estimates repair work will continue through Wednesday on its downtown system after a fire truck fell on the tracks over the weekend.
A Dallas Fire-Rescue engine fell from the highway onto the DART tracks below Interstate 345 and South Good Latimer Expressway.
Four firefighters were injured but are in stable condition, according to the department. DART officials said the crash was 鈥渟evere and caused major damage鈥� to the train鈥檚 overhead tension wires used to supply electricity to the trains.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the DART team said they鈥檝e completed repairs to more than half of the damaged system.
Spokeswoman Jeamy Molina said because of the location of the accident, the entire train network was impacted.
鈥淭he incident occurred at a very critical location for us where all four rail lines meet, and it's causing some major service disruptions,鈥� Molina said.
She said there was also damage to the train tracks and ground where the fire engine landed.
Fourteen shuttle buses were dispersed to replace train service in affected areas and has increased to 21 since Monday.
Light rail locations being serviced include Cityplace/Uptown, Deep Ellum, Pearl/Arts District, West End, EBJ/Union鈥痑nd Victory stations.
Restoration to the train services began Monday evening but 鈥渕ight take a significant amount of time to repair,鈥� DART officials said in a news release.
鈥淲e're hoping and they've been working as quickly and as safely as they can to have things back to normal operations Wednesday evening,鈥� Molina said.
Penelope Rivera is 四虎影院鈥檚 news intern. Got a tip? Email Penelope at privera@kera.org.
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