On Monday, July 3, 2017 at about 7:15AM EDT, an inbound WMATA Red Line Train, Train 115 overran the Medical Center Platform by approximately one door and was instructed not to service Medical Center and to continue to Bethesda where an outbound train was held to take any passengers back to Medical Center that neededContinueContinue reading “Event 17-107: Platform Overrun at Medical Center”
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Statement on Close Call Between WMATA Orange Line Train and Hi-Rail Work Vehicle on 6/12/17 (17-096)
On Monday, June 12, 2017, at about 11:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, inbound Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Orange Line Train 901 encountered an unauthorized WMATA hi-rail work vehicle fouling the tracks at a grade crossing in approach to Addison Road station. The incident occurred on the Blue/Silver line approximately six hundred and fiftyContinueContinue reading “Statement on Close Call Between WMATA Orange Line Train and Hi-Rail Work Vehicle on 6/12/17 (17-096)”
E17-099: Incorrect Routing of WMATA Blue Line Train 405 on 6/24/17
Rail Transit OPS Group, Event ID 17-099 On June 24, 2017 at about 7:15PM Eastern Daylight Time, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) outbound Blue Line Train 405 was incorrectly routed to the Orange/Silver Line at the Rosslyn station. After the train operator contacted the Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) of the incident, ROCC instructedContinueContinue reading “E17-099: Incorrect Routing of WMATA Blue Line Train 405 on 6/24/17”
Statement on Reported Uncommanded Door Operation of WMATA Green Line Train
On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at about 2:30 PM EDT, WMATA Green Line Train 508 (AIMS 139) traveling to Branch Avenue station experienced a reported uncommanded door operation on one or more door leafs while in motion on car 3054. This occurred at some point between Anacostia and Naylor Road stations. There were no injuriesContinueContinue reading “Statement on Reported Uncommanded Door Operation of WMATA Green Line Train”
[developing] Rail Transit OPS’ Preliminary Statement on 5/18 Confirmed Near Miss outside Eisenhower Avenue Station
Rail Transit OPS can confirm that at approximately noon today, Thursday, May 18th, 2017, Yellow Line Train 307 was involved in a near-miss safety incident with three personnel on the WMATA roadway as the train approached Eisenhower Ave station outbound. The operator of Train 307 contacted Rail Operations Central Control (ROCC) per standard operating procedure. InvestigationContinueContinue reading “[developing] Rail Transit OPS’ Preliminary Statement on 5/18 Confirmed Near Miss outside Eisenhower Avenue Station”
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