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Senator Warner says he's been involved in the Silver Line for a long time.
"I did some research. Mr. Secretary [Buttigieg], you were in third grade."
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spent years telling electeds, policymakers, and the public these cars couldn't run in 6-packs (it was technically doable the entire time). Here we are.
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is laser focused on analyzing ways to operate more cost efficiently. This week we started running our 7K🚇 as 6-car trains. This will allow
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to retire the old 2K🚇 so we have a safer, more reliable service that costs less to maintain. We can adjust w/ ridership ⬆️.
ALERT:
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Yellow and Green line trains will run at reduced levels beginning tomorrow - back to every 20 minutes - due to 72 train operators being removed from service for lacking up-to-date train certifications.
Installation of the Pentagon City second elevator is increasing in cost by almost $500k.
Arlington VA staff say issues included "inaccurate as-built construction records," abandoned embedded
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piles from prior construction, and the pandemic.
Thank you, James and Jen, for all the work on MetroHero over the years!
But don't fear: we're keeping MetroHero up and running:
Code is at:
Please submit issues/PRs if you'd like!
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In advance of the MetroHero app officially shutting down tomorrow, our source code is now publicly available on GitHub under the GNU GPL v3.0 license:
‣ Server code:
‣ Webapp code:
Happy hacking! 🤓
At app 12:50p, the operator Silver Line train 638 at Eastern Market reported an "explosion" on their train, and resulting heavy smoke. Further details to come.
New: 'We're looking for a silver bullet that doesn’t exist': Metro leaders don't know what to do about its ridership slide. Asked if Metro should run more trains, 0/8 board members said yes.
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I haven't seen this pic before, but the WMSC 2019 annual report has a gorgeous pic of
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railcar 7000 in front of the iconic main Dulles airport terminal.
Kudos to the vigilant operator of Red Line train 202. While approaching NoMa, the operator noticed a possible fight on the platform & a passenger that fell to the tracks. The op. was able to stop the train in time and other passengers assisted the person off the tracks.
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Wrong alignment:
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Blue Line train 402 took the incorrect track routing upon leaving Pentagon station at appx 9:37pm. Instead of heading towards Arlington Cemetery, the train took the route towards L'Enfant.
The train was offloaded @ L'Enfant Plaza.
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Chief Safety Officer - "nearly half" of Metro's ~500 train operators have "lapsed recertification" on both classroom instruction and also mainline train operations.
The secrecy and unwillingness to share information from
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to/with the public has confounded me since I first started writing about the agency in 2015.
Metro says it won’t release its full 7000-series return to service plan unless we file a PARP (Public Access to Records Policy, similar to FOIA). It’s a process that is usually slow.
Yet Metro wants the public to trust them to ride the trains. Seems like pertinent public info.
BART turns 50 and instead of interviewing a qualified professor/historian or urban planning expert they give space for an anti-government, anti-tax, climate denying think tank that wants to privatize transit.
At least watch to see Oscar, our station agent turned manager, shine.
Thank you to all train and bus operators, supervisors, station managers, track inspectors, dispatchers, and all others helping to keep transit running today. Merry Christmas & happy holidays!
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A nearly empty Metro Station is seen as
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precautions keep ridership low at the Farragut West Metro Station, on March 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. Photos by Kevin Dietsch for
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.
BREAKING: I am on a 6000-series railcar which appears to have actually been washed. The windows have no streaks and are not greasy. 6042. This is unusual.
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Metro is adding trains/cars to the Blue Line to accommodate those affected by the ongoing shutdown of the Capital Beltway in Fairfax County.
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Fantastic job by the Red Line operator who was able to very quickly stop her train upon seeing a person jump onto the tracks. Probably saved his life.
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Well that's a new one for me. A
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supervisor interrogated me at National Airport and followed me down the platform and even down the escalator to make sure I was going somewhere. Surely they have better things to do,
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?
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's plan, approved by the WMSC, says the agency can run up to 20 7000-series trains. Data from
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say the agency ran about 11 yesterday, and 14 today. 20-train cap is up from a prior 8-train max.
Morning. Unfortunately we are using all available 🚇 we have for service. We are working closely with our partner Washington Metro Safety Commission for their approval to return more 7K 🚇 to service to alleviate crowding issues to provide more safe, frequent & reliable service.
Just as we were about to pull into courthouse station, she announced "doors opening" and then cut off and could hear a scream on the intercom. This is terrible
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now, with the 7000's pulled and most of the 6000's still out of service, has about 30% of it's rail fleet available for revenue service.
Expect major delays tomorrow, with trains running every 30 minutes or less.
For the first time in 45 days, all 6
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lines are operating normally and running regular service. Hoping it stays this way thru the day and that no issues come up in the Red Line shutdown area.
The TikTok kids are posting pictures of pancakes to overwhelm the
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hashtag. I made scallion pancakes this morning, so here’s my Chinese American contribution!
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is pointing out the cracked rail and cause for yesterday's single-tracking, but don't miss the brand new fastener installed overtop a literally crumbling grout pad that the rail is sitting on.
We’re working on repairs as Orange & Blue Line trains single track between Foggy Bottom & Arlington Cemetery & Clarendon & Foggy Bottom. Silver Line trains will turn back at Ballston to ease congestion. Expect 16-minute headways. Follow
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for updates.
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Not only did
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say these cars were all retired on Friday, but this is a mixed 6000/5000 consist, which the agency said was phased out during
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After issuing that audit, the WMSC learned and communicated to Metrorail leadership that Metrorail had stopped train operator recertifications entirely.
Congratulations to the Station Manager at East Falls Church for maybe being the most cheerful Station Manager there is, announcing incoming trains with aplomb.
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Orange Line trains did not end up single-tracking, but this tweet was caused by a report of two snakes brought onto railcar 7031 by a passenger.
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Orange Line Delay: Trains are single tracking btwn Stadium-Armory & Cheverly due to an animal on the train at Deanwood. Expect delays in both directions.
BREAKING: Lisa Woodruff, embattled high-level rail official, is no longer with
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Woodruff has been involved in several safety lapses at the agency, ranging from ROCC rule violations to lapsed rail operator certifications.
The WMSC says the derailed 7000-series car's axle was "out of compliance" with the car's technical specifications.
Worse, the same out of compliance issue was found on other cars.
Hence, all 7000's are now out of service.
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WMSC has agreed to the
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plan 7K plan update which:
* Allows 7Ks on all 6 lines
* Sticks with 4-day inspection intervals
It does not (yet) allow:
* Running all 7Ks on all lines (high vs low wheel press tonnage differences)
* increasing inspections to 1/week
The WMSC has reviewed WMATA’s 7000 Series Return to Service Plan revision submitted today, October 25, 2022, and the WMSC has informed Metrorail that the WMSC has no technical objections to Metrorail’s revised plan as submitted today.
The extra rush-hour trains on the Orange and Red lines are doing their thing.
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is getting close to having pre-pandemic train frequency on a couple lines for a couple hours per weekday.
There are a lot of service reductions on the Orange/Silver/Blue/Blue+ this weekend (not to mention the Red shutdown), so watch out if you're riding. Better scheduling could have prevented some of these service cuts.
These trains will not show up in apps like MetroHero until they reach Wiehle, for the time being.
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has not yet updated its APIs to account for the new track out to Ashburn.
🚇 Operator V. Bellamy (pictured below) pulling out from Dulles Yard to become the first train leaving Ashburn for simulated service today. Another great step in this milestone towards opening of the ⚪️
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.
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You guys. This graphic designer is LOSING HER MIND. The
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escalators now have the colors of which line they take you too. Coolest use of colors to actually help people.
This will allow only a basic service pattern on all lines, departing about every 30 minutes. As Metro continues to work closely w/ the WMSC & NTSB and more information develops, we will update the public about service for the remainder of this week. 2/2
All of those white trains are heading towards downtown to go in service at supervisors' discretion. This is an extraordinary number of extra trains to be put in service for
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at this hour of the night.
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used to provide transportation to the 3rd major area airport, BWI, but the B30 route was discontinued during the pandemic. Metro says to use a bus that runs 1/hr instead.
At approximately 5:47pm,
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Red Line train 122 experienced a close call when a person reportedly jumped onto the track at Dupont Circle, before jumping back onto the platform. Quick response from the train operator w/emergency stop activation helped to prevent serious injury.
Rush Hour Promise: On Thurs, Aug 16, 69.9% of Metrorail customers arrived on-time and 84.4% arrived within 5 min of expected time. Automatic Rush Hour Promise credits issued to 333 rail customers whose trips took > 15 min more than expected (0.1% of qualifying customers).
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On the topic of frequencies and equipment, Mr. Clarke, when do you expect the remaining 6000-series cars to be put back into the fleet? The coupler overhaul program is behind earlier agency time estimates.
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has reenabled Automatic Door Operations on the Red Line. No more waiting 5 seconds (or more) for the doors to open at stations where ADO works correctly.
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FYI, The Black Cat that lives at Branch Ave Station is now a staple in the community. He greets us every morning. Y’all need to hire him and feed him. Thanks
"We have taken every possible effort to minimize customer inconvenience"
False; Silver Line trains do not need to run 20 minute headways during rush hour for this work. More GR/YL trains could run. There are several options not taken by
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Leaving on a jet plane from
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?
There will be limited Metrorail service at
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this weekend.
Customers should allow additional time for travel to & from National Airport.
Details & free shuttle bus options at .
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When it rains it pours.
There's another report of an arcing insulator between Van Ness and Tenleytown on the Shady Grove-bound track. I'd say to expect delays, but y'all are already suffering this evening.
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