First of all, every commuter rail system has full time maintenance crews, and they always have plenty of work: changing lightbulbs in the tube, fixing a signal that got bumped, replacing an on-track communication cable that was vibrated out of place and smashed, etc.

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After the latest serious accident when seven people were injured after a cable car slammed to an unexpected stop after hitting a small bolt in the track The Associated Press obtained through a public records request a listing of cable car-related legal settlements over the last three years.

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City officials acknowledge that the open air cable cars, which ply only eight miles of track, produce a disproportionate amount of accident-related costs.

NPR: San Francisco Cable Car Accidents Costs Millions

Business Secretary Vince Cable insisted the government was "on the right track", and called on Labour to set out what it would cut if the party was in power.

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