Category Archives: Event Report

On Sunday, October 23, 2016 at approximately 3:22 PM EDT sparks were reported on the WMATA Red Line tracks between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park stations; the primary concern of this review is the use of eight revenue trains to inspect and assist with determining the location of a potential fire/smoke producing event. The areaContinueContinue reading “Event Review into WMATA use of Revenue Trains for Inspection of Possible Fire/Smoke Event on October 23, 2016”

Event Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Event Time: 10:55 AM EDT Railroad Involved: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Event Type: Track Defect Event Location: Blue/Orange/Silver Line, Track 1 (D1 29+00) Preliminary Causes: Track Defect and Loss of Situational Awareness by ROCC Controllers On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at about 10:55 AM EDT, while conducting a scheduled walking inspection onContinueContinue reading “Preliminary Event Summary 16.218 on WMATA Service Disruptions due to Rail Fastners on Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines on October 11, 2016”

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”

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”