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”
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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”
A New Train Predictions System
Train predictions are hard to get right; any number of things can make your train late, early or on-time at any given moment. Some might say it’s impossible if you factor in delays. (We’ve spoken to some WMATA employees who have told us as much.) It very well might be, but maybe we’re getting closer? Today,ContinueContinue reading “A New Train Predictions System”
WMATA Red Line Self Evacuation at Farragut North on 9/13/16 Preliminary Summary
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”
9/1/2016 WMATA Yard Derailment
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”
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