fits and starts

My brother David is on his way up by rail. He departed Union Station at 3PM, per his itinerary, but suffered a delay somewhere in Maryland as his Acela train experienced a mysterious mechanical difficulty. For a few minutes, there was a question as to whether the passengers would all have to disembark and move to another train, but David texted me to say that his train was in motion again. I don't know how late his train will be, but he seems to be "back on track," as he joked.


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