As well, the train assigned to push the stuck train back into the Ajax station was delayed after “someone got impatient” and prompted an emergency situation, Aikins said. Passengers were not permitted to leave the train during the delay and, for some time, the power and air-conditioning systems cut out completely. Derek Marques, who was on Tuesday’s train heading to Whitby, said he was frustrated by the lack of communication from GO Transit during the delay. “The GO Train (wasn’t) started yesterday…. “It’s like, ‘Oh, let’s try this, let’s try this, let’s try and Google how to fix the train first,’ opposed to, ‘Let’s get these people home.’”Aikins said passengers had “every right to be upset.”“The Barrie situation was out of our control … it was an emergency situation.
Source: thestar September 28, 2016 21:11 UTC