Daily Service Report for Monday, July 24, 2017
5:10 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at White Flint was delayed 5 minutes due to unscheduled track maintenance.5:24 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Franconia-Springfield was delayed 4 minutes due to an equipment problem.
5:28 a.m. Red Line service was temporarily suspended between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights due to an arcing insulator at Medical Center. Several trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 25 minutes until approximately 7:30 a.m.
5:48 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Franconia-Springfield was delayed 4 minutes due to an equipment problem.
6:45 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Tysons Corner was offloaded due to an equipment problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.
7:31 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Dupont Circle was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 9-minute delay.
7:48 a.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Branch Avenue did not operate, resulting in an 8-minute gap in service.
10:47 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Brookland-CUA was offloaded due to a medical emergency. Passengers experienced a 12-minute delay.
11:13 a.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Farragut North was delayed 12 minutes due to a report of an arcing insulator. The report was unfounded.
11:38 a.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Shady Grove did not operate, resulting in an 8-minute gap in service.
12:59 p.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Fort Totten was delayed 5 minutes due to maintenance activity.
1:41 p.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Takoma was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
4:17 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Takoma was delayed 5 minutes due to maintenance activity.
4:22 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
4:25 p.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Silver Spring was delayed 4 minutes due to a door problem.
4:30 p.m. Red Line trains temporarily bypassed Takoma stations due to an escalator outage. Shuttle bus service was provided. Passengers experienced delays up to 30 minutes until approximately 6:00 p.m.
5:08 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Glenmont was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.
5:32 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Twinbrook was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
5:42 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Rosslyn was delayed 6 minutes due to an operational problem.
5:53 p.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Grosvenor-Strathmore did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.
6:38 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Fort Totten was delayed 8 minutes due to police activity.
7:05 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at White Flint was delayed 6 minutes due to vandalism.
8:06 p.m. A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at Pentagon City was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.