MBTA's new Hyundai Rotem cars will be taken out of service for par

[beautifulplanet]

Already more than a week ago, just came across this now:

MBTA’s new rail cars heading for a retooling

Parts will be replaced; severity of woes disputedBy Martine Powers | Globe staff | January 29, 2014
A long-awaited fleet of MBTA commuter rail cars, delivered 2½ years late by the South Korean manufacturer, is now so plagued by mechanical, engineering, and software problems that it has to be shipped to a facility in Rhode Island to be fitted with new parts.

See here: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/29/problems-plague-new-hyundai-rotem-commuter-rail-cars/0WOOTVM6DWMty4nXvUtnpL/story.html