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Oct. 23, 2004, 12:14AM

MetroRail pitches fans of Astros another defeat

Many stranded downtown after the game when train got delayed

By LUCAS WALL

Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle

MetroRail struck out with numerous passengers stranded downtown Thursday night after watching the Astros lose to the St. Louis Cardinals, highlighting the continuing difficulty the transit authority has in handling special-event crowds.

Trains ran on schedule throughout the National League Championship Series Game 7 party on Main Street as thousands of fans cheered the Astros while viewing the contest on two large outdoor screens. Numerous police officers blocked pedestrians from crossing the tracks when a train approached.

A long wait

Service was suspended for safety reasons just as the contest ended about 10:15 p.m., however, and it took almost 40 minutes for a train to arrive at Preston Station to ferry the disappointed fans home. Some irate passengers complained there was no sight of an obstruction on the tracks and no communication from the Metropolitan Transit Authority about the reason for the wait.

Several said the continuing troubles with rail service during downtown events make them less likely to ride again.

"I don't appreciate how the city is like, 'Come downtown and use rail,' but you don't have enough respect for your patrons to let us know what's going on," a visibly upset Cassie Reid of Midtown told a MetroRail supervisor at Preston Station. "I could have walked home by this point."

Numerous delays

The supervisor had just arrived at the platform

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