Thursday, May 10, 2012

From 5:20 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Red Line trains were single tracked between Silver Spring and Takoma due to a problem with a section of third rail. Customers experienced delays up to 15 minutes in both directions during the morning rush hour. After 9 a.m., trains experienced 5-10 minute delays.

6:26 a.m. A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at L’Enfant Plaza was offloaded due to a door problem. Customers experienced a 7-minute delay.

6:55 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Franconia-Springfield did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service

9:21 a.m. A Vienna/Fairfax-bound Orange Line train at Foggy Bottom was delayed 7 minutes due to a brake problem. A gap train was placed into service at Ballston to help mitigate the delay.

12:25 p.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at L’Enfant Plaza was delayed 26 minutes due to a switch problem.

1:48 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Union Station was delayed 8 minutes due to a door problem.

2:18 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Franconia-Springfield was delayed 7 minutes due to track maintenance.

3:45 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.

3:54 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Farragut North was offloaded due to a door problem. Customers experienced a 6-minute delay.

4:41 p.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Judiciary Square was delayed 5 minutes due to a sick customer.

4:48 p.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at West Falls Church was delayed 9 minutes due to a switch problem.

4:48 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Stadium-Armory was delayed 6 minutes due to a brake problem.

5:41 p.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Minnesota Avenue was taken out of service due to a brake problem. Customers experienced a 6-minute delay.

6:02 p.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at West Hyattsville was offloaded due to a brake problem. Customers experienced an 11-minute delay.

6:35 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Grosvenor did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.

7:07 p.m. A Fort Totten-bound Yellow Line train at Huntington was delayed 5 minutes due to an earlier disabled train.

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