Daily Service Report for Wednesday, October 04, 2017

5:49 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Dupont Circle was delayed 12 minutes due to a medical emergency.

6:14 a.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Smithsonian was delayed 4 minutes due to police activity.

6:32 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Rhode Island Avenue did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.

6:32 a.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Glenmont did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.

6:41 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Largo Town Center was delayed 4 minutes due to an equipment problem.

7:22 a.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Clarendon was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.

7:40 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Rosslyn was delayed 6 minutes due to an equipment problem.

7:48 a.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at Greenbelt did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.

8:03 a.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Fort Totten was delayed 4 minutes due to police activity.

8:21 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Benning Road was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.

8:33 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Ballston-MU was delayed 4 minutes due to an equipment problem.

8:57 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.

9:17 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Largo Town Center was delayed 4 minutes due to a report of smoke. The report was unfounded.

12:09 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at White Flint was delayed 5 minutes due to maintenance activity.

2:47 p.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Court House reported an arcing insulator and was offloaded. As a result, Orange Line trains were single tracked between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon and Silver Line trains operated between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only. Some trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 30 minutes until approximately 4:15 p.m.

3:30 p.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Southern Avenue was delayed 8 minutes due to a report of smoke. The report was unfounded.

4:14 p.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Woodley Park was delayed 10 minutes due to a report of smoke at Farragut North.

4:16 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Dupont Circle was offloaded due to a report of smoke at Farragut North. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.

4:17 p.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Metro Center was offloaded due to a report of smoke. Passengers experienced a 4-minute delay.

5:26 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Brookland-CUA was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 4-minute delay.

5:33 p.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Pentagon was delayed 9 minutes due to an unattended package.

6:58 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Clarendon was offloaded due to a report of smoke outside Clarendon station. Further investigation revealed a third rail power problem, as a result, Orange Line trains were single tracked between Ballston and Foggy Bottom and Silver Line trains operated between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston. Some trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 30 minutes through closing.