Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 11, 2013

Blue/Yellow lines resume two-track operations

As of 10:30 a.m., Metro has restored two-track operations on the Blue and Yellow lines between Pentagon City and Braddock Road.  Customers should expect residual delays in both directions until around 11:15 a.m. as trains resume normal service.

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Rush hour delays on Blue and Yellow lines 
Trains single tracking between Braddock Road & Pentagon City

Metrorail customers on the Blue and Yellow lines will experience delays of approximately 20 minutes this morning as trains share a single track between Braddock Road and Pentagon City.  Shortly before 5 a.m., an accidental leak of hydraulic fluid on the outbound track created a slippery condition for trains.  Personnel are on the scene working to clear the fluid to allow two-track train operations to resume.  The clean up effort is expected to last through rush hour.

News release issued at 7:30 am, March 11, 2013.