On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at about 1:28 PM EDT, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Power Department (POWR) employee miscommunicated their location while accessing the traction power tiebreaker station on the Red Line that's approximately 1,600 feet south of Rockville station. As a result, Train 110 (T-110), operating on the same track theContinue reading "Event Summary of WMATA Roadway Worker Incident on August 25, 2018"
Combined Event Summary of Incorrect Routing of Two WMATA Trains at Rosslyn Station
This is a combined preliminary summary describing the events surrounding the incorrect routing of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains at the Rosslyn station on August 27th and August 28th. Event 1: On Monday, August 27, 2018 at about 6:42 AM EDT WMATA Train 612 with a destination of Wiehle-Reston East serviced theContinue reading "Combined Event Summary of Incorrect Routing of Two WMATA Trains at Rosslyn Station"
Preliminary Report: 8/12/18 – Unscheduled Train Departure from Vienna
On Sunday, August 12, 2018, there was an unscheduled Orange Line train departure from Vienna en route to Foggy Bottom at 2:21PM EST. The following is a summary of events related to that departure. At 1:47PM, Vienna terminal operations instructed a supervisor to bring a gap train stored in the tail tracks at Vienna toContinue reading "Preliminary Report: 8/12/18 – Unscheduled Train Departure from Vienna"
Roadway Worker Protection Violation on July 17, 2018
Executive Summary At about 11:31AM EDT on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, an eight car Greenbelt bound train (Train 508) approached, and passed track personnel on elevated track 2,800 feet (F1 512.00) after departing Branch Av station at a speed in excess of the current required 10 MPH. Train 508 came to a stop after approximatelyContinue reading "Roadway Worker Protection Violation on July 17, 2018"
Rail Transit OPS Statement on WMATA 7000-Series Announcement Changes
Early in the week of July 8, 2018, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) began instructing some 7000-series train operators to make a new manual announcement to riders: "This is a 7000-series train." This additional announcement comes in response to three separate incidents in which visually impaired individuals fell into gaps between 7000-series train carsContinue reading "Rail Transit OPS Statement on WMATA 7000-Series Announcement Changes"
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