On Thursday, May 2, 2019, at about 4:43 PM EDT Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Silver Line Train 609 in service to Wiehle-Reston East suffered several failures that resulted in the removal of the train from service at Rosslyn. The probable cause was likely from Train 609 making contact in approach to Stadium-Armory withContinueContinue reading “May 2, 2019, Third Rail Cover Board Incident Involving WMATA Trains 902 and 609”
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Mon, February 25, 2019 Service Events
7:45A Greenbelt inbound crossover goes out of service requiring the Greenbelt terminal supervisor to manually clamp and lock switches into position. 8:00A Greenbelt 516 reversed at College Park 8:12A Greenbelt 508 reversed at College Park 8:16A Franconia 417 unable to get all doors closed at Farragut West (4min) 8:32A Greenbelt 517 reversed at College ParkContinueContinue reading “Mon, February 25, 2019 Service Events”
Summary on Decrease in Reports of Fire Extinguisher Discharges Aboard WMATA Rail Cars
In Spring of 2018, we began reporting when individuals would discharge fire extinguishers aboard rail cars, which would subsequently require the car to be isolated or removed from service, and cleaned as a result of the dry chemical dust that is produced during discharge. These events typically occurred on the Red Line in the afternoonContinueContinue reading “Summary on Decrease in Reports of Fire Extinguisher Discharges Aboard WMATA Rail Cars”
Roadway Worker Protection Violation on October 4, 2018
At 11:45AM EDT Glenmont bound Train 155-3204 approached track department personnel between White Flint & Grosvenor stations on Track 1, the inbound track without sounding its horn periodically and at normal operating speeds instead of the required reduced speed. Train 155 did slow and pass the personnel at approximately 10-15MPH after visually acquiring the trackContinueContinue reading “Roadway Worker Protection Violation on October 4, 2018”
Event Summary on September 6, 2018 WMATA Roadway Worker Procedure Violation
On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at about 11:02 AM EDT, Shady Grove-bound Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Train 102 reported to the Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) the presence of personnel on the tracks between the Grosvenor and White Flint stations on the outbound track (Track A2) without the required presence of an AdvancedContinueContinue reading “Event Summary on September 6, 2018 WMATA Roadway Worker Procedure Violation”
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