Besides the time factor, if it is so difficult to address this glitch, then, why was this rake not protected and maintained till it could become operational again? Authorities are aware that people sometimes do board empty trains, using them as shelters for different activities. This then should have been on top of the mind when it was in the yard and there should have been somebody guarding this empty rake.

Now, it would take a lot more money to restore it to its original condition besides money for repairs. This again would of course be from taxpayer money. What is depressingly familiar though is the continual passing the buck game, with no one authority claiming any kind of responsibility. Who has to be blamed for this disaster? With lame excuses and inane explanations being trotted out, it is evident that this rotting rake has become a symbol of ineptitude, inefficiency and a gross disrespect for citizens and their taxes.