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Originally published Monday, August 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Seattle monorail running after morning delay

The Seattle monorail is running again after a delay this morning and a Saturday stoppage.

By The Associated Press

The Seattle monorail is running again after a delay this morning and a Saturday stoppage.

General manager Tom Ditty says routine testing today discovered a problem with seals in the pneumatic system, similar to Saturday's air valve failure. Replacing seals delayed the start of today's service less than an hour.

Firefighters had to rescue 190 passengers after Saturday's air leak shut down the train on its elevated track. The monorail resumed service on Sunday.

There are two trains from the 1962 World's Fair that run about a mile between the Seattle Center and the downtown Westlake Center.

The Blue train has been undergoing an overhaul and should return to service this week. Ditty says the overhaul on the Red train will start in October.

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