And now this update from my own back yard:
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To prove that Philadelphia is battle-ready for a massive snowfall, Knueppel pointed to three of SEPTA's secret weapons: a jet engine that attaches to a rail vehicle and aggressively blows away snow; a large snow-thrower the size of a front of a train; and rotating brooms affixed to trolleys to sweep away any accumulation.
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But it doesn't matter, snow was last year's problem. This year's problem is cold, and guess what,
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Extreme weather conditions have caused 60 regional line train cars to break down, a SEPTA spokesman said. The transportation authority's entire regional fleet is made up of around 350 train cars.
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Well it doesn't have anything to do with the IotD, but 60 out of 350... SEPTA's fleet is too (c)old.