On Sunday, August 13, 2017 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) implemented a blanket order reducing the maximum authorized speed of trains to thirty-five (35) miles per hour in the following locations: RED Line: Medical Center > Union Station ORANGE Line: Rosslyn > Minnesota Ave BLUE/SILVER Lines: Rosslyn > Benning Rd Allow for additionalContinue reading "New 35 MPH Speed Restrictions on RD/BL/OR/SV Lines"
Event Review on Blue Line Train 416 offload at Crystal City on August 2, 2017
On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at about 5:50 p.m. EDT, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Blue Line Train 416 was offloaded at Crystal City due to a failure of the public address and passenger emergency intercom systems. During the offload process, the train operator and a rail car maintenance employee were rushed by theContinue reading "Event Review on Blue Line Train 416 offload at Crystal City on August 2, 2017"
Statement on 8/1/17 Hard Coupling at West Falls Church Yard
At about 6:28A EDT, on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail cars experienced a hard coupling while moving into a shop at the West Falls Church Yard located north of the West Falls Church station and Interstate 66. A hard coupling is when two rail cars are coupled togetherContinue reading "Statement on 8/1/17 Hard Coupling at West Falls Church Yard"
Event 17-107: Platform Overrun at Medical Center
On Monday, July 3, 2017 at about 7:15AM EDT, an inbound WMATA Red Line Train, Train 115 overran the Medical Center Platform by approximately one door and was instructed not to service Medical Center and to continue to Bethesda where an outbound train was held to take any passengers back to Medical Center that neededContinue reading "Event 17-107: Platform Overrun at Medical Center"
Statement on Close Call Between WMATA Orange Line Train and Hi-Rail Work Vehicle on 6/12/17 (17-096)
On Monday, June 12, 2017, at about 11:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, inbound Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Orange Line Train 901 encountered an unauthorized WMATA hi-rail work vehicle fouling the tracks at a grade crossing in approach to Addison Road station. The incident occurred on the Blue/Silver line approximately six hundred and fiftyContinue reading "Statement on Close Call Between WMATA Orange Line Train and Hi-Rail Work Vehicle on 6/12/17 (17-096)"
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