Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 9, 2006

Morning Red Line service disrupted because of suspicious package

A suspicious package discovered around 9 a.m. today on the tracks near the New York Ave-Florida Ave-Galludet U Metrorail station disrupted Red Line service for three hours just after the morning peak period.

Normal Red Line service resumed at 12:10 p.m.

Throughout the police investigation, Metro suspended train service between the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood and Judiciary Sq Metrorail stations, and established free shuttle bus service. More than 40 Metrobuses stopped at Rhode Island Ave, New York Ave, Union Station and Judiciary Sq stations.

Metro Transit Police, along with other law enforcement were called to investigate a 12-by-12-by-4 inch fiberglass box left on the tracks between the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood and New York Ave stations. A track worker discovered the box while performing routine inspections. Metro’s bomb technicians disrupted the box and determined that the box did not contain explosives.

News release issued on August 9, 2006.