At about 5:15 PM EST on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Yellow Line Train 359 failed to stop within the platform limits at the Gallery Place station while enroute to Franconia-Springfield. The train subsequently opened its doors with one door beyond the station platform; the doors in the lead car appearContinueContinue reading “Incident Summary for WMATA Yellow Line Train Off-Platform Door Operation at Gallery Place on February 28, 2017”
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Critical Recommendation to WMATA for Roadway Worker Protection
R-2017-12 Require roadway personnel to request foul time access prior to entering any known and/or apparent hotspot on the mainline where forward visibility is less than 1,500 feet. Train movement on the requested track would be prohibited until all personnel are clear of the hotspot. This recommendation also applies in instances where visibility of theContinueContinue reading “Critical Recommendation to WMATA for Roadway Worker Protection”
2017-02-20 WMATA Work Car Derailment Event Report
At approximately 11:17P on Monday, February 20th, a WMATA ballast cart derailed on the inbound track at the Judiciary Square station. Investigation and rerailing activities continued until approximately 7:55A on Tuesday, when the incident track was determined to be revenue-ready, and put back into service. Prime Mover 49 (PM49) departed Greenbelt Yard headed to theContinueContinue reading “2017-02-20 WMATA Work Car Derailment Event Report”
Rail Transit OPS Statement on WMATA Red Signal Violation on January 31, 2017
At about 10:51 AM EST on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, the Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) was alerted that a four car non-revenue train was indicated to have passed a red signal protecting the double crossover interlocking located north of the Braddock Road station. The train was traveling north, or inbound, when the incident occurred. TheContinueContinue reading “Rail Transit OPS Statement on WMATA Red Signal Violation on January 31, 2017 “
URGENT Recommendation to WMATA to Return Door Operation to Automatic/Manual Mode
Recommendation 17.11 (Supersedes R-17.8 and R-17.8.1) January 27, 2017 In response to the event on January 24, 2017 aboard WMATA Yellow Line Train 312, Rail Transit OPS is issuing an URGENT Recommendation to WMATA on the following: Immediately return all revenue trains’ door operation selector controls to the Auto/Manual setting vs. the current Manual/Manual setting. DuringContinueContinue reading “URGENT Recommendation to WMATA to Return Door Operation to Automatic/Manual Mode”
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