Recommendations

Recommendation 16-302.1 to WMATA on Roadway Worker Protection Procedures

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016 From: Rail Transit OPS Group Railroad: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) On Thursday, October 21, 2016, Train 303 failed to stop or reduce speed while approaching roadway personnel along WMATA BL/YL line tracks approximately 3,800 feet south of the National Airport station, resulting in a track incursion; Train 303ContinueContinue reading “Recommendation 16-302.1 to WMATA on Roadway Worker Protection Procedures “

Recommendation 16-302.2 to WMATA Regarding Operations during SafeTrack Surge 10 (1.10)

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016 From: Rail Transit OPS Group Railroad: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Based on the information provided by WMATA on service patterns during SafeTrack Surge 10, Rail Transit OPS Group is issuing the following recommendations: > Decrease headways on the Shady Grove-to-NoMa segment from the planned six minutes to fourContinueContinue reading “Recommendation 16-302.2 to WMATA Regarding Operations during SafeTrack Surge 10 (1.10) “

Rail Transit OPS’ Statement for 10/20/16 Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to WMATA’s Operating Hours

Hello, I’m James Pizzurro, Charter Member of Rail Transit OPS, an independent, publicly-funded group that analyzes the operations, performance and safety of passenger rail transit systems in the DC Metro area. As part of our work, we proactively identify potential concerns and issue recommendations to the organizations responsible for these rail transit systems, as wellContinueContinue reading “Rail Transit OPS’ Statement for 10/20/16 Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to WMATA’s Operating Hours”

Recommendation 16-294.1 to WMATA

Rail Transit OPS is issuing an urgent recommendation to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to implement a weekend line segment shutdown of the Grosvenor and White Flint stations on the Red Line, along with weekend continuous single track operation at Bethesda and Medical Center via Track A2, the typical outbound track. From Twinbrook toContinueContinue reading “Recommendation 16-294.1 to WMATA “

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”