Monday, May 11, 2015

6:35 a.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Gallery Place was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.

6:37 a.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Naylor Road did not service the station due to an operational problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.

6:40 a.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at Greenbelt did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

6:54 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Van Dorn Street was delayed 6 minutes due to an operational problem.

7:03 a.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at Greenbelt did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

7:10 a.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at New Carrollton did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

7:10 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Addison Road reported a track problem. Several trains were single tracked around the incident train and several trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 40 minutes until approximately

7:10 a.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at New Carrollton did not operate, resulting in an 8-minute gap in service.

7:17 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at McPherson Square was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.

7:57 a.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Branch Avenue did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

7:57 a.m. Train service was suspended between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon/Arlington Cemetery due to smoke in the tunnel between Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom resulting from arcing insulators. Service was restored at approximately 11 a.m. with single track service. Orange, Silver and Blue line passengers experienced delays in both directions until approximately 2:00 p.m., when two-track service was restored. For more information see our message to riders. To our Blue, Orange and Silver line customers - Monday, May 11, 2015.

8:45 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Pentagon was rerouted to Greenbelt for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.

8:57 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Potomac Avenue was offloaded due to a medical emergency.

9:18 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Pentagon was offloaded due to a track problem.

9:54 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Medical Center was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.

11:57 a.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Capitol South was offloaded due to a door problem.

2:04 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Federal Center SW was offloaded due to a track problem.

3:19 p.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Largo Town Center did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

3:35 p.m. A Mt. Vernon Square-bound Yellow Line train at Huntington did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

4:12 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Stadium-Armory was offloaded due to an equipment problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.

4:31 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Stadium-Armory was delayed 18 minutes due to a signal problem.

5:21 p.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Court House was offloaded due to a brake problem. A second New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train was offloaded and used to recover the incident train. Several trains were single tracked around the incident train and other trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 30 minutes.

5:51 p.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Rosslyn was delayed 4 minutes due to a medical emergency.

5:59 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Woodley Park was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 7-minute delay.

6:41 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Potomac Avenue was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.

7:23 p.m. A Mt. Vernon Square-bound Yellow Line train at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 7-minute delay.

9:42 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Smithsonian reported smoke approaching Metro Center. Orange, Silver and Blue line trains began to single track between Smithsonian and McPherson Square to allow for fire department response, resulting in delays for Orange, Silver and Blue line trains. In addition, Metro Center station was closed for the remainder of the service day; alternate shuttle service was provided.

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