A Little Off-Track

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Empty Automobile Train Carriers Pulled By Csx Engines Leave A Tunnel Crossing Into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia — Empty automobile train carriers, pulled by CSX engines (not pictured), leave a tunnel crossing into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia October 16, 2012. U.S. railroad CSX Corp reported a lower quarterly profit as lower domestic coal shipments offset growth in export coal and automotive shipments. Net income fell 2 percent to $455 million, or 44 cents per share, in the third quarter from $464 million, or 43 cents per share, a year before. The higher per-share figure reflected a stock buyback, CSX said. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

Seattle’s light rail train service was briefly disrupted earlier this week when a woman mistakenly drove her car onto the train tracks because she thought that’s where her GPS wanted her to go.

The driver told investigators she was unfamiliar with the area, was following GPS directions, and didn’t realize she was on the tracks because of rainy conditions and poor visibility. She ended up driving about half-a-mile on the tracks until she became stuck. She later told police she was wondering why the road was so bumpy.

Crews had to remove the vehicle and inspect the tracks for damage before normal service resumed. Believe it or not, it’s the second such incident in Seattle this year. In June, another driver ended up on the elevated light rail tracks, causing a two-hour service disruption. No injuries were reported in Monday’s incident, and the driver was not cited or arrested. (KING-TV Seattle)