Evaluations

Lack of Intrusion Detection Warning System for WMATA Red Line Fence between Union Station Portal and Elevated Structure near Brentwood Yard

Problem: On the Red Line Right of Way with Amtrak, for approximately 5,600 feet along Track B1 from the Union Station portal to the elevated structure north of Brentwood Yard, there is no Intrusion Detection Warning (IDW) system at locations where both WMATA and Amtrak share the same corridor and come as close as ~16′ on trackContinue reading “Lack of Intrusion Detection Warning System for WMATA Red Line Fence between Union Station Portal and Elevated Structure near Brentwood Yard”

WMATA: Immediate Action Needed to Replace Porcelain Third Rail Insulators at Federal Triangle Station

For Immediate Action by WMATA: C-2017-01: Replacement of Porcelain Third Rail Insulators at Federal Triangle Station In May 2016, after two separate incidents of exploding porcelain third rail insulators at McPherson Square and Federal Center SW stations (Rail Transit OPS is also reviewing another unreported incident), WMATA’s General Manager ordered all porcelain insulators be replaced with fiberglass insulatorsContinue reading “WMATA: Immediate Action Needed to Replace Porcelain Third Rail Insulators at Federal Triangle Station”