Roger Bowles

Recommendations for WMATA Surge 1.2 (BL/OR/SV)

Starting Saturday, June 18, 2016 and continuing thru Sunday, July 3, 2016, WMATA will be executing the second phase of its SafeTrack plan. (Note: We at Rail Transit OPS have decided to refer to SafeTrack as a first iteration program with individual projects, where each project is identified as the number after a point. Example: SurgeContinueContinue reading “Recommendations for WMATA Surge 1.2 (BL/OR/SV) “

SafeTrack Surge #1: East Falls Church to Ballston

Surge 1 of the WMATA SafeTrack program is occurring between East Falls Church to Ballston on the inbound track, from June 4th to June 16th. The following are images and media documenting the progress of the work. Work in this area includes: Rail tie replacement Rail fastener replacement (the devices that hold the rail toContinueContinue reading “SafeTrack Surge #1: East Falls Church to Ballston”

Safety Concern at Rosslyn Noted during the Morning of May 31, 2016

We are very concerned to discover on the morning of Tuesday, May 31, 2016 there were multiple reports of multiple arcing insulators outside of the Rosslyn station on the New Carrollton/Largo track just beyond station limits. Initial reports indicate this condition was first reported at about 6:51 AM and again at about 8:15 AM. During theContinueContinue reading “Safety Concern at Rosslyn Noted during the Morning of May 31, 2016”

Recommendation 16.A – Address WMATA Red Line Train Movement between Metro Center and Gallery Place

Rail Transit OPS Group is issuing Recommendation 16.A to WMATA to address the bobbing track circuits located on Track 1 between Metro Center and Gallery Place on the Red Line. Over the past several weeks, it has been noted that trains departing Metro Center towards Gallery Place stop and go as speed readouts drop out, requiring theContinueContinue reading “Recommendation 16.A – Address WMATA Red Line Train Movement between Metro Center and Gallery Place”

Rail Transit OPS Group Preliminary Recommended Revision to WMATA SafeTrack Program

Following the directive from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to review the SafeTrack program schedule to focus on a section of the Red Line as well as two sections of the Orange and Silver Lines with one section also including the Blue Line, Rail Transit OPS hasContinueContinue reading “Rail Transit OPS Group Preliminary Recommended Revision to WMATA SafeTrack Program “