On Thursday, May 2, 2019, at about 4:43 PM EDT Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Silver Line Train 609 in service to Wiehle-Reston East suffered several failures that resulted in the removal of the train from service at Rosslyn. The probable cause was likely from Train 609 making contact in approach to Stadium-Armory withContinueContinue reading “May 2, 2019, Third Rail Cover Board Incident Involving WMATA Trains 902 and 609”
Category Archives: Event Report
Roadway Worker Protection Violation on October 4, 2018
At 11:45AM EDT Glenmont bound Train 155-3204 approached track department personnel between White Flint & Grosvenor stations on Track 1, the inbound track without sounding its horn periodically and at normal operating speeds instead of the required reduced speed. Train 155 did slow and pass the personnel at approximately 10-15MPH after visually acquiring the trackContinueContinue reading “Roadway Worker Protection Violation on October 4, 2018”
Event Summary on September 6, 2018 WMATA Roadway Worker Procedure Violation
On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at about 11:02 AM EDT, Shady Grove-bound Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Train 102 reported to the Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) the presence of personnel on the tracks between the Grosvenor and White Flint stations on the outbound track (Track A2) without the required presence of an AdvancedContinueContinue reading “Event Summary on September 6, 2018 WMATA Roadway Worker Procedure Violation”
Event Summary of WMATA Roadway Worker Incident on August 25, 2018
On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at about 1:28 PM EDT, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Power Department (POWR) employee miscommunicated their location while accessing the traction power tiebreaker station on the Red Line that’s approximately 1,600 feet south of Rockville station. As a result, Train 110 (T-110), operating on the same track theContinueContinue reading “Event Summary of WMATA Roadway Worker Incident on August 25, 2018”
Combined Event Summary of Incorrect Routing of Two WMATA Trains at Rosslyn Station
This is a combined preliminary summary describing the events surrounding the incorrect routing of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains at the Rosslyn station on August 27th and August 28th. Event 1: On Monday, August 27, 2018 at about 6:42 AM EDT WMATA Train 612 with a destination of Wiehle-Reston East serviced theContinueContinue reading “Combined Event Summary of Incorrect Routing of Two WMATA Trains at Rosslyn Station”
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