Wednesday, January 30, 2013

5:38 a.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Metro Center was offloaded due to a door problem. Customers experienced a 15-minute delay.

6:28 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Franconia-Springfield did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

8:09 a.m. A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at Eisenhower Avenue was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.

1:49 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Twinbrook was offloaded due to a brake problem. Customers experienced a 9-minute delay.

3:54 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at West Falls Church was offloaded due to a brake problem. Customers experienced a 6-minute delay.

4:00 p.m. A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at Shaw-Howard University was offloaded due to an equipment problem. Customers experienced a 6-minute delay.

4:07 p.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Vienna was delayed 5 minutes due to an equipment problem.

4:36 p.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train approaching Anacostia observed an arcing insulator. Trains were single tracked between Navy Yard and Southern Avenue, before service was temporarily suspended to rescue two disabled trains in the affected area. A number of trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Customers experienced delays up to 120 minutes.

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