Summary of events that occur during our active monitoring of rail operations on Metro. Majority of listed events fail to impact service to the level where they require a social media post from us, however they do show what’s occurring on the system. Page is refreshed every 20 minutes during active monitoring
7:34A Branch Av 504 reports unable to close all doors at PG Plaza – cleared
7:40A Vienna Train 908 reports inoperative public address system at Minnesota Av – cleared at 7:54
9:01A Franconia Train 401-3177 reports brakes in emergency at Capitol Heights – cleared by operator
9:06A Shady Grove Train 128 reports a brake system and HVAC warning on car 7288 at Wheaton – tripped circuit breaker
9:16A MTPD response to New Carrollton for fight/assault with weapon, taser deployed
9:19A Report of passenger experiencing a medical emergency on platform at Georgia Av, trains placed on restricted speed
12:42P Branch Av Train 508 reports sparks from Weez bond at ~E2 210
12:44P Huntington Train 304 offloaded at Ft. Totten to serve as Test Train 704
12:45P Greenbelt Train 307 instructed to perform a track inspection from Georgia Av > Ft. Totten – reports clear inspection at 12:47
12:55P Test Train 704 reported a small arcing event ~E2 222
12:57P Inbound track removed from service, single tracking started via Outbound track at Ft. Totten and Georgia Av
12:58P Yellow Line service truncated to Huntington <> Mt. Vernon Sq
1:01P Greenbelt Train 501 instructed to skip Georgia Av
1:02P MTPD & DC Fire Engine 17 on site at Ft. Totten
1:06P Branch Av Train 510 instructed to skip Georgia Av
1:18P ERT 663 (Emergency Response Team) on site at Ft. Totten – arrives at incident area at 1:35 – Enters trackbed at 1:45P (E2 215)
1:38P Branch Av Train 511 instructed to skip Georgia Av
1:51P Third rail power restored Georgia Av <> Ft. Totten on inbound track for ERT inspection
1:56P ERT 663 requests Non Revenue Train 700 as test train on the inbound track following negative stray current of a train passing on the outbound track
2:00P ERT 663 reports no smoke, arcing following the passing of Train 700 & clears track for normal service
2:13P Single tracking concluded and Yellow Line service resumes Huntington <> Greenbelt
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