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WASHINGTON (AP) - A computer glitch caused a power failure last year that shut down the Washington-to-New York City rail corridor for two hours during the morning rush, Amtrak said Friday.
Nearly nine months after the May 25 incident stranded riders on 112 trains operated by Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, Philadelphia's SEPTA and Maryland's MARC, Amtrak issued its final report on the incident and said procedures are in place to ensure it does not occur again.
Amtrak, which owns and operates the northeast corridor, said the conclusions stem from an investigation by the North American Electric Reliability Corp., or NERC, a self-regulatory organization of the electric industry.
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