More Delays For New New Haven Line Cars

NEW HAVEN, CT (WCBS 880) - Commuters looking forward to a shiny new ride on the rails will have to wait a little longer in Connecticut.

 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reports

Repeated snowstorms have diverted train crews to keeping the tracks clear for regular service on the New Haven line.

This, along with ongoing computer glitches, has snarled efforts to get the new M-8 cars  into service.

Acting DOT commissioner Jeffrey Parker had hoped to get the six prototypes boarding passengers this month.

As to when they'll be ready to roll, he says, "We hope to get them in service, you know, in a matter of weeks, but, you know, we've been saying that for quite some time. So, I don't want to predict a date."

Parker say the initial six cars have been yet to complete their final 4,000-mile testing.