Roger Bowles

Urgent Recommendation to WMATA 16-269.1

September 26, 2016 2:00PM EDT Urgent Recommendation to WMATA 16-269.1 Based on several additional intermittent loss of communication we recommend that WMATA immediately discontinue both revenue and non revenue use of the pocket track at Farragut North until radio communication improvements can be installed and verified and relocate reverse and crossover moves to Dupont CircleContinueContinue reading “Urgent Recommendation to WMATA 16-269.1”

A New Train Predictions System

Train predictions are hard to get right; any number of things can make your train late, early or on-time at any given moment. Some might say it’s impossible if you factor in delays. (We’ve spoken to some WMATA employees who have told us as much.) It very well might be, but maybe we’re getting closer? Today,ContinueContinue reading “A New Train Predictions System”

WMATA Red Line Self Evacuation at Farragut North on 9/13/16 Preliminary Summary

On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at about 10:03PM EDT, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) was conducting track work outside the Farragut North station on the outbound A2 track on the Red Line. The A1 track is from Shady Grove to Metro Center, and A2 from Metro Center in the direction of Shady Grove.ContinueContinue reading “WMATA Red Line Self Evacuation at Farragut North on 9/13/16 Preliminary Summary”

9/1/2016 WMATA Yard Derailment

We are investigating reports of a derailment at Alexandria Yard at approximately 10:00 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2016 involving a non-revenue 6-car train moving in one of the yard’s storage tracks. Damage was reported to cars 5161 and 6175, which were two of the trailing four cars of the train. Additional damage was reported toContinueContinue reading “9/1/2016 WMATA Yard Derailment”

Current WMATA Speed Restrictions

***DEPRECATION NOTICE*** The speed restriction information on this page will no longer be updated. Due to changes in WMATA operations, track inspections are now done both during mid-day and overnight hours. Lack of 24-hour monitoring severely restricts our ability to maintain parity with the restrictions that WMATA puts in place on their tracks when defectsContinueContinue reading “Current WMATA Speed Restrictions”