**** URGENT RECOMMENDATION **** ISSUED: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Railroad: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Based on condition of the interlocking located outbound of Twinbrook station on the Red Line, which has resulted in the unscheduled segment shutdown on August 13-14 from Grosvenor to Shady Grove, as well as speed restrictions while traversing across theContinueContinue reading “Rail Transit OPS Issues Urgent Recommendation to WMATA”
Category Archives: Recommendations
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) “
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”
Recommendation 16.2 – Adjustment to WMATA Station Dwell Procedures
May 4, 2016 Agency: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Area of Concern: Current WMATA station servicing, or “dwell times,” are inadequate to properly service a station, resulting in a variety of issues occurring including: > Train Operators not verifying that doors are clear when initiating the door closing cycle (URGENT) > Passenger boarding &ContinueContinue reading “Recommendation 16.2 – Adjustment to WMATA Station Dwell Procedures “
Recommended Solution 16.1 – Replacing Use of Train Horn With Yard Horn Within Station Limits on WMATA
Recommended Solution 16.1 RE: WMATA Operations Recomendation 16.1 Area of Concern: Use of Train Horn within station limits to announce train adjustment Currently WMATA procedure is to sound two short blasts of the train horn prior to initiating movement. This may result in startled passengers on the platform, and precludes the ability of passengers in carsContinueContinue reading “Recommended Solution 16.1 – Replacing Use of Train Horn With Yard Horn Within Station Limits on WMATA “
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