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July 12, 2018December 14, 2018 Roger Bowles

Rail Transit OPS Grosvenor Turnback Elimination Capability Report

For immediate release to the public. Submitted to the WMATA Board July 25th, 2018.

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Previous Preliminary Report: 6/30/18 – Incorrect Routing of Green Line Train
Next Rail Transit OPS Statement on WMATA 7000-Series Announcement Changes

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10:37PM Platform Overrun @ Twinbrook
At 4:42PM #WMATA removed 🟡 Huntington 304 from service @ Gallery Place following a report from MTPD that the doors were operated off platform side @ Fort Totten @ 4:23PM
7:02AM Track fire reported 400’ inbound of Friendship Hgts on the outbound 🔴 track near the third rail. #WMATA Emergency Response Team enroute
7:20AM Single Tracking @ Ballston due to a broken rail on the outbound 🟠⚪️ track with the break located 4,850’ inbound of East Falls Church
At 5:39AM 🟡 Huntington 301 reported smoke coming from the trackbed @ the outbound switch of 🟡🟢 L’Enfant Plaza
8:42PM 🟠 Vienna 902 removed from service @ 🟠 Cheverly due to failures of the side door operation buttons on both sides in the lead car (3181)
At 7:48PM ⚪️ Largo 604 reported being unable to to operate the right side doors from the first car (3053) upon arrival @ 🟠⚪️ Ballston due to the door operation buttons being dislodged; and was removed from service
At 8:10PM 🟢 Greenbelt 504 (3064) reported being unable to operate the side doors @ Naylor Rd due to a recurring issue with the legacy fleet of the door control buttons being dislodged and falling into the panels.
At 8:54PM 🟠 Vienna 901 (3176) reported being unable to operate the side doors @ Court House & Clarendon from the first car - train was removed from service @ Clarendon. Train placed back in service from Vienna > West Falls Church where it was replaced and sent to the yard.
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