Heredia - San José Commuter Train Stopped On
Its Tracks
Hundreds of passengers of the Heredia - San
José once again were once again left on foot
when the, this time, however, the problem
was not due to the train tracks or the
locomotives or the politics that has
afflicted the project for some time, it was
rather not due to a road block of the train
tracks by areas residents of Santa Rosa de
Santo Domingo de Heredia.
The blockage forced the cancellation of the
remaining 11 runs of the train Monday
evening.
The parents taking part in the protest were
there to bring attention to the poor
conditions of the Rubén Darío school,
accusing the school principal for the
physical deterioration of the school
building,
"We are asking that the principal resign
because since he has been here there have
been problems, donations that end up in the
pockets of the principal", yelled one angry
young woman for the television cameras.
The parents complain that the children
attending the school cannot even wash their
hands after using the bathroom, as there
never is any water in the restrooms,
children forced to have to used the water in
the laundry tub where they also wash the
plates from the school cafeteria.
For officials of the Instituto Costarricense
de Ferrocarriles (Incofer)- Costa Rican
railway - there was no way to get the trains
through the blocade, forcing the trains back
to the station, leaving some 250 passengers
to find another way home last night.
The protestors demanded the presence of the
ministro de Educación, Leonardo Garnier, at
the scene to listen to their complaints.
Garnier never showed and the protested ended
peacefully.
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