A Dying Empire's Infrastructure Held Together By Zip-Ties

"Not so long ago, a New York train derailment highlighted a $120 billion problem in America’s aging transportation system, and now stories about another derailment at Penn Station and subway trains being held together with zip ties are making the headlines. Just days before the most recent derailment in the Penn station, a straphanger noticed that parts of the car were fastened with zip ties. “Zip ties used on the undercarriage of a #7train..is this standard?” tweeted MsJaya_B. “How often are these checked for wear and tear?”"